Valdosta State University Department of Psychology PSY310  Educational Psychology Instructor: John H. Hummel, Ph.D.

UNIT 7 PRACTICE QUIZ #1 Individual Instruction ANSWER KEY

1. AAMOQ. List and describethe 5 features of Carroll's (1962) theory of instructiona and learning.(10)

APTITUDE: STUDENTS' CAPABILITY TO LEARN.

ABILITY: STUDENTS' BACKGROUND SKILLS,KNOWLEDGE, & EXPERIENCES.

MOTIVATION: AMOUNT OF EFFORT STUDENTEXPENDS TO LEARN.

OPPORTUNITY: AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT ONCONTENT IN CLASS.

QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION: THE CALIBEROF MATERIALS AND PEDAGOGY EMPLOYED.

2. Describe Slavin's QAIT model.(8)

QUALITY OF INSTRUCITON: THE CALIBEROF MATERIALS AND PEDAGOGY EMPLOYED.

APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: INCLUDESSTUDENTS' BACKGROUND AND CAPABILITIES.

INCENTIVE: HOW WELL DOES THE TEACHERSTRUCTURE THE CONTINGENCIES IN THE CLASS TO PROMOTE STUDENTS EXPENDINGTHE NECESSARY EFFORT NEEDED TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSFULLY.

TIME: HOW LONG AND OFTEN THE CONTENTIS TAUGHT.

3. Education uses THREE methodsto accommodate student differences: tracking, mastery learning, and individualizedinstruction.

A. Explain the basic differencebetween within class and between class tracking. (3)

WITHIN CLASS TRACKING IS WHERE STUDENTSOF MIXED ABILITIES ARE ALTOGETHER IN THE SAME CLASS FOR MOST OF THE DAY,BUT FOR SOME SUBJECTS (MATH AND READING) THEY ARE REGROUPED TO REFLECTTHEIR SKILL LEVELS.

BETWEEN CLASS IS WHERE EACH CLASS CONSISTSONLY OF LIKE-ABILITY STUDENTS.

A1. Describe ONE way tracking canHARM students. (2)

A. LACK OF ROLE MODELS; B. LOW EXPECTATIONS;C. STIGMATIZES

B. Describe the features of EITHERthe Keller Plan or Bloom's Mastery Learning. (7)

BLOOM'S: ORIENT, TEACH, FORMATIVE ASSESS.,RETEACH/ENRICH, SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT.

KELLER'S: SELF-PACED, MASTERY REQUIREDTO ADVANCE (RETEST AS OFTEN AS ONE WANTS); EMPHASIS ON WRITTEN WORD; DEEMPHASISON LECTURES (MOTIVATION), SUBDIVIDES CONTENT INTO SMALL UNITS Ss STUDYINDEPENDENTLY, USES PROCTORS TO HELP Ss LEARN.

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4. Explain/describe the differencebetween formative and summative assessements as they are used in masterylearning. (2)

FORMATIVE: PRACTICE TEST (INFORMAL ASSESSMENT);SUMMATIVE AFFECTS ONE'S GRADE

BONUS: Formativeassessments are associated with which step of an LP? (1) STEP4

5. Describe any 4 of the 5 waysone can use to individualize instruction. (8)

TUTORING

PI

TAI

REMEDIATION/ENRICHMENT

CAI

Last Updated: July 15, 1997