Chapter 14- Instructional Methods
Interdisciplinary Learning
Is an educational process in which two or more subject areas are integrated with the goal of fostering enhanced learning in each subject area.
Collaborative Learning
Learning that takes place when students work in groups to discuss and solve problems together.
Wait Time
Length of time a teacher pauses, after either asking a question or hearing a student's comment, before saying something.
Reflective Response
an activity in which students think deeply about an issue or something they have learned
Simulation
an imitation of an event; a reproduction of an event that is similar to the actual event
Productive Lab
A lab experience that focuses on producing an end product.
Role Playing
A learning technique in which two or more people act out characterizations of other people or other communication styles.
Individual Accountability
A way to assess each student's participation and learning.
Parallel Instructional Design
Integrating interdisciplinary learning with thematic units
Learner-Centered Method
Teaching strategy in which the teacher acts as a facilitator, or guide, for learning, and students more actively engage in directing and achieving their own learning.
Teacher-Centered Method
Teaching strategy in which the teacher's role is to present the information that students are to learn and to direct their learning process.
Pacing
The rate at which a teacher presents components of a lesson or the lessons throughout the day.
Empower
To give power or authority to
Differentiated Instructional Method
Using different techniques of instruction to match a student's preferred mode of learning, disability, or background.
Case Study
a description of a realistic problematic situation that requires a solution
Panel Discussion
a discussion in which a moderator asks questions of experts on a topic in front of an audience
Experimental Lab
a lab experience that uses formal processes to research problems
Moderator
a leader who introduces the panel, summarixes the main points and relays the students' questions to panel members
Closure
a process that helps students draw conclusions based on what they have learned
Skit
a simulation that involves students acting out stories
Cooperative Learning
instructional method that relies on cooperation among students
Interdisciplinary Understanding
integrating knowledge and modes of thinking from two or more disciplines
Repertoire
list of skills, activities or methods or strategies for teaching
Guided Notes
partial outlines for students to complete or written questions for students to answer during a lecture
Open-Ended Questions
questions that allow respondents to answer however they want
Instructional Method
techniques or activities in which the teacher and learner will be involved during the lesson to deliver content and skills
Critical Thinking
thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.