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.