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Chapter 4: Developing S.S. Concepts and Generalizations

Quiz by Sarah Lemmons

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  • Q1
    Why should teachers ask questions when teaching students new concepts?
    To make sure they understand the concept
    To annoy them with a lot of questions
    To keep them occupied
    To keep students focused and to give them resources to use
    30s
  • Q2
    What are assessments used for?
    To be sure all students are grasping the concepts being taught
    To show other teachers who the students are that understand the concept
    To find the weak students and point them out
    To form generalizations
    30s
  • Q3
    What is lesson development?
    It is engaging students in conversation before, during, and after the lesson about what they know, what they wonder, and what they learned
    It is an exploratory introduction
    It asks students how they can apply what they have learned to their everyday lives
    It brings the students prior knowledge to the surface
    30s
  • Q4
    What is an operational description
    A formal definition
    A definition that describes the concept in a practical, everyday language, often accompanied with an example
    A label
    A dictionary term
    30s
  • Q5
    Why are generalizations valuable?
    They contain facts
    They are the big idea over concepts and may contain facts
    They contain concepts
    They show relationships between facts and concepts, then allow us to make predictions
    30s
  • Q6
    What does an exploratory introduction do?
    It asks students how they can apply what they've learned
    It asks students what they wonder
    I brings to surface the students prior knowledge that they may not have known or remembered they had
    It is lesson development
    30s
  • Q7
    What is a formal definition?
    A label
    A definition that describes the concept in practical, everyday language, often accompanied by an example
    An operational description
    A carefully worded sentence often using abstract terms that are given in the dictionary
    30s
  • Q8
    Why is it important to separate facts from concepts?
    Concepts and facts are different
    Many qualities of facts are our own experiences rather than concepts
    Many qualities of concepts are our own experiences rather than facts
    Facts don't have a complete explanation for concepts
    30s
  • Q9
    Do students begin forming generalizations before they enter the classroom?
    Yes
    No
    Some students do
    30s
  • Q10
    What do expansion examples include?`
    Exploratory introductions
    Lesson development
    Physical maps
    How they can apply the concept to their daily lives
    30s
  • Q11
    Why is it important to be able to form generalizations?
    To make connections in and out of the classroom
    Generalizations are the big idea over concepts and may contain many facts
    To show the difference in facts and concepts
    To evaluate how well your students are doing
    30s

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