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Instructional Design and Planning Flashcards

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  1. A teacher uses a KWL chart at the start of a unit on ecosystems. What instructional purpose does this primarily serve?

    Answer: Activating prior knowledge and setting learning goals

    KWL charts (Know, Want to know, Learned) activate prior knowledge and help students set personal learning goals before instruction begins.

  2. Which approach best exemplifies backward design when planning a unit?

    Answer: Beginning with desired learning outcomes, then designing assessments and instruction

    Backward design (Wiggins & McTighe) starts with identifying desired outcomes, then determining acceptable evidence, then planning learning experiences.

  3. A student with dyslexia struggles with a reading-heavy science assessment. The MOST appropriate accommodation is:

    Answer: Providing the test in an audio format or with text-to-speech

    Text-to-speech or audio formats remove the reading barrier while still allowing assessment of science knowledge, maintaining standard rigor.

  4. When writing a lesson objective using Bloom's Taxonomy, which verb indicates synthesis-level thinking?

    Answer: Construct

    Construct is a higher-order verb associated with creating/synthesis — the highest level of Bloom's revised taxonomy — while identify, recall, and define reflect lower levels.

  5. A teacher notices that formative assessment data shows 60% of students misunderstand a key concept. The best next step is to:

    Answer: Re-teach the concept using a different instructional strategy

    Formative assessment is meant to inform instruction in real time; when the majority of students misunderstand a concept, re-teaching with a new approach is appropriate.

  6. Which instructional model follows the sequence: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate?

    Answer: The 5E Model

    The 5E Instructional Model (Bybee) uses Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate as its five phases, commonly used in science education.

  7. A lesson plan includes an objective, instructional input, guided practice, and independent practice. This structure reflects which framework?

    Answer: Madeline Hunter's Lesson Design

    Madeline Hunter's Lesson Design includes elements such as anticipatory set, objective, input, modeling, guided practice, and independent practice.