Test Bank Answers Instructional Approaches Ch.9 10th Edition

Student name:__________

1) ___________________________ is a guided discovery instructional approach that encourages children to find many answers to the teacher's questions, with an emphasis on obtaining a variety of responses.

2) ___________________________ is a guided discovery instructional approach that encourages children to discover the same answer(s) to a series of questions the teacher asks.

3) __________________ is an instructional approach that is student centered, indirect approaches that allow the child to be the center of the learning activities.

4) The __________________ instructional approach uses pairs or small groups to actively teach each other.

5) ________________ is the most common (and probably easiest) instructional approach used in physical education.

6) The following terms refer to how content is delivered to students EXCEPT:

A) instructional approaches
B) organizational strategies
C) teaching strategies
D) management strategies

7) The instructional approach a teacher chooses for a lesson should be based on

A) the time of day the class meets.
B) the content and context of the lesson.
C) the goals of the lesson.
D) the content and context of the lesson and the goals of the lesson.

8) When using direct instruction the teacher tells the students

A) what, when and how to do something.
B) to work independently.
C) to choose when to change tasks.
D) to work at own pace.
E) explore possible solutions to problems.

9) "How many different ways can you find to travel across the room?" is an example of

A) cooperative learning.
B) convergent inquiry.
C) divergent inquiry.
D) learning centers.

10) "Pairs-check," "jigsaw," and "co-op, co-op" are all examples of

A) child designed instruction.
B) divergent inquiry.
C) guided discovery.
D) cooperative learning.

11) A teacher's instructional approach depends on:

A) time of year
B) geographic location
C) teaching experience
D) teacher's goal for a particular lesson or series of lessons

12) Which instructional approach is considered the best to use in any teaching environment?

A) authoritarian
B) hands on approach
C) managerial approach
D) there is no one best approach for all situations

13) The ability to use questioning and exploratory approaches is called:

A) direct instruction
B) task teaching
C) guided discovery
D) child designed instruction

14) All of the following instructional approaches utilize group learning tasks that involving self responsibility while using time wisely include all of the following except:

A) child-designed instruction
B) task teaching
C) cooperative learning
D) direct instruction

15) Which instructional approach is considered the most common approach used in Physical Education classes?

A) cooperative learning
B) peer teaching
C) guided discovery
D) direct instruction

16) A task teaching instructional approach allows which of the following?

A) provides opportunities for different students to practice different tasks
B) all students perform the same tasks
C) students design their own tasks
D) minimal practice time

17) What is an advantage of a task teaching approach?

A) allows you to set up areas that don't require students to wait in line
B) creates barriers for students that challenge them
C) provides extra time to reflect upon the lesson plans
D) requires limited pre-lesson set up

18) The instructional approach deemed "teaching though questions" is:

A) cooperative learning
B) guided discovery
C) direct instruction
D) direct teaching

19) The concept called Convergent Inquiry allows which of the following?

A) provides teachers to ask students any question without reprisal
B) encourages children to discover the same answer to a series of questions
C) allows parents to ask the teacher how to provide assistance for children
D) prevents miscommunication between parent and school

20) Which of the following does not describe the concept called Divergent Inquiry?

A) teacher outlines a problem to children
B) children are challenged to find many answers
C) children are encouraged to find movement alternatives
D) teacher directs the responses of the students by showing them how to practice

21) Describe what factors might the teacher consider in selecting a particular instructional approach for use with a class.

22) Using the skills of kicking and passing against a defense, design a task sequence using the jigsaw cooperative learning strategy.

23) What strategies can a teacher employ to begin to use child-designed approaches for instruction? Give an example of how one strategy might be developed for a group of 11- or 12-year-olds.