Science Teaching Approaches and Strategies

Which of the following is/are characteristics of a learner that is considered relevant to Science teaching?

• Learners learn and develop as a whole person.

• Learners grow through the same predictable stages but at different rates.

• Learners learn best through active involvement with concrete experiences.

• Learners have different learning styles.

• All of the above.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• A teacher must present science as a way of finding out rather than as a body of facts to be memorized.

• In teaching, learning by doing must be emphasized.

• Teachers must adapt science experiences to the learners’ developmental levels

• A teacher must use only one approach/strategy in teaching science

Teacher Ann lets his students do hands-on activities related to their discussion on gas laws. According to Bruner's three stages of representations, in what level can we categorized this?

• Enactive

• Iconic

• Symbolic

• Discovery

The 5-E Learning Cycle is a model that promotes scientific inquiry. Each “E” represents part of the process of helping students sequence their learning experiences to develop a connection between prior knowledge and new concepts. Which of the following s the correct sequence of the 5 E's?

• Engage, Explore, Elaborate, Explain, Evaluate

• Engage, Explain, Explore, Elaborate, Evaluate

• Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate

• Engage, Explain, Elaborate, Explore, Evaluate

Who defined reflection as a proactive, on-going examination of beliefs and practices, their origin and impact?

• Jerome Bruner

• Dr. Rita Dunn

• Dr. Rosalyn Yalon

• John Dewey

What are the ways in which we can carry-out reflective teaching?

• Journal Writing

• Portfolio

• Self-analysis

• on-the-spot observation

This principle emphasizes that the success or failure of the group depends on the success or failure of each member. Thus, each member of the group learns to share and work together to attain the shared goal.

• Positive Interdependence

• Individual Accountability

• Equal Participation

• Simultaneous Interaction

Which the following best describes simulation as a teaching strategy?

• It can be used to dramatize the situations

• Pupils are placed in a situation that models a real life phenomenon.

• provide the opportunity for hands- on, real world experiences, improved quality of education, motivation and development of positive attitude towards the subject, improvement of the socialization between students as well as development of rapport between teachers and students

• employed to develop connections among concepts in the unit

In one her class, Teacher Mary creates small groups through which students work together to maximize their own and each other’s learning. What strategy did she use?

• Cooperative Teaching

• Discovery Learning

• Roleplaying

• Field Trips

Which of the following situations does NOT show gamification in learning?

• Teacher Reiner lets his students play billiards to develop functional understanding about momentum.

• Teacher Sasha grouped his students into four and facilitated the Angry Bird game as a contest which will help students use their prior idea on projectile motion.

• Teacher Connie plays card with his students in his free time.

• Teacher Levi plays basketball with his students to deliver the concept of motion in physics.