Small group instruction
a. can be tricky to manage because it involves at least two different activities occurring simultaneously.
b. requires less planning that whole-group instruction, because a teacher is working with fewer children.
c. should be set up in a way that independent workers can come to the teacher for help whenever they need it.
d. most often does not take ability levels into consideration.
Ques. 2Management problems are common during transitions. Answer: True
a. ineffective, because his model deprives children of helpful structure and may result in over- or under-emphasis of certain curricular areas.
b. effective, because he is teaching his students the critical skill of flexibility.
c. effective, because he is making an autonomous professional judgment.
d. ineffective, because he should allow the students to have input into the class's schedule.
Ques. 3Student attention is directly related to lesson flow.
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Ques. 4If a student's parent refuses permission for the child to use the Internet at school, the best action a teacher can take is to excuse the student from the assignment.
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Ques. 5Telling the students your lesson objectives is helpful.
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Ques. 6Independent activities are good for introducing new material.
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Ques. 7Activities and questions should be thoughtfully designed so the teacher can monitor students' thinking.
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Ques. 8Homogeneous small-group instruction is most common in social studies and science.
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Ques. 9One drawback to content development is that it can lead to passive involvement on the students' parts.
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