Chapter 9: Accommodating Instruction to Meet Individual Needs
Study Helps



1.  

What are the elements of effective instruction (QAIT model) that teachers can directly control?



2.  

Which of the following terms refers to assigning students to a specified curriculum sequence within which they take all their academic courses?



3.  

A system of accommodating student differences by dividing a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subjects is called



4.  

Which of the following recommendations is made by those who advocate untracking?



5.  

Which of the following terms means the same as "cross-age grouping programs"?



6.  

What word is used to describe assignments that broaden or deepen the knowledge of students who master classroom lessons early?



7.  

Instruction that is tailored to particular students' needs in which each student works at her or his one level and rate is called



8.  

What is the term used to describe the process of an older student tutoring a younger student?



9.  

Which of the following statements best describes "programmed instruction"?



10.  

What is one of the most common applications of microcomputers in education?



11.  

Computer programs that teach new material, varying their content and pace according to students' responses, are called



12.  

Which of the following terms refers to commercially developed comprehensive, multipurpose packages of interlinked hardware and instructional software?



13.  

What is the fastest-growing technology in U.S. schools?



14.  

Students who are subject to school failure because of their own characteristics and/or because of inadequate responses to their needs by school, family, or community are labeled



15.  

What is the term used for programs designed to prevent or remediate learning problems among students who are from low-income families or who attend schools in low-income communities?



16.  

Which of the following programs is a federally funded program that gives schools money to provide extra services for students from low-income families who are having trouble in school?



17.  

What is the term used for compensatory education programs in which students are placed in separate classes for remediation?



18.  

Which of the following statements best describes "early intervention"?



19.  

A program in which specially trained teachers provide one-to-one tutoring to first graders who are not reading adequately is called



20.  

What term is used to describe a comprehensive approach to prevention and early intervention for preschool, kindergarten, and grades one through five, with one-to-one tutoring, family support services, and changes in instruction designed to prevent students from falling behind?

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.
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