Topic 7: The Effective Lesson

Is Direct Instruction a teacher-centered approach?

• Yes

• No

Direct instruction spent _______ time on academic learning task.

Time spent by students on academic tasks in the classroom is called _______learning time.

______refers to the practice of having all or a majority of students work independently at their seats.

• Individual work

• Homework

• Seatwork

• Classwork

What is the purpose of Direct Instruction?

• The purpose of Direct Instruction is to provide a flexible and unstructured learning environment.

• The purpose of Direct Instruction is to provide explicit and systematic teaching to ensure mastery of specific skills or knowledge.

• The purpose of Direct Instruction is to promote creativity and critical thinking.

• The purpose of Direct Instruction is to encourage independent learning and exploration.

Which of the following is an example of individual work?

• Completing a task or project on their own

• Collaborating with a team

• Participating in a group discussion

• Attending a meeting

What is the term for work that students do in class?

• homework

• extracurricular

• research

• classwork

Transfer learning is having the ability to utilize new knowledge from the source learner in the target task.

• False

• True

Which of the following is an example of classwork?

• Taking a test at home

• Watching a movie at home

• Playing video games during recess

• Completing a worksheet or participating in a group discussion during a class session.

_________ incorporate characteristics of learner-centered instruction.