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A teacher uses simple rhymes to help students remember important formulas. Which
learning theory forms the basis of the strategy in this scenario? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Cognitivism
A teacher uses songs to help students memorize the names of states and state capitals.
What is the learning theory underlying the teaching approach in this scenario? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Cognitivism
A teacher wants to use day-to-day instructional strategies that are in alignment with
constructivism. What is an example of an implementation of this theory? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Starting each lesson by making connections to previously learned concepts
Which teaching strategy demonstrates the use of progressive complexity based on
Bloom's Taxonomy to help students learn about personal bias in a psychology class? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Students analyze how biases affect thinking after learning to
identify biases in scenarios.
A teacher wants to implement assignments based on the theory of constructivism.
Which type of assignment should the teacher use? - CORRECT ANSWER-Inquiry-
based problem-solving
A high school French teacher devotes 10 minutes of each class period to previously
learned vocabulary. He provides a list of words learned in the preceding month and
asks students to hold conversations in French specifically focused on those vocabulary
terms. Which instructional technique aligns with the principle of distributed practice as
designed by the French teacher, increasing long-term retention and deeper learning? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Spaced repetition
A history teacher gives a short quiz on Roman myths, then has students trade papers.
Which instructional technique aligns with the principle of metacognitive feedback,
improving students' ability to monitor, regulate, and adapt their learning strategies to
achieve better learning outcomes? - CORRECT ANSWER-The recipient is directed to
check the answers and add a sentence connecting each correct answer to the original
question before returning the quiz to the original owner.
Students in Ms. Lee's 2nd grade class are creative in their writing but often misspell
common words. Which instructional strategy could Mrs. Lee use to improve student
spelling? - CORRECT ANSWER-Introduce a weekly spelling bee that uses a list of
commonly misspelled words by the students