1. Which description best defines direct instruction, also called explicit teaching?
2. A teacher is choosing a topic for step-by-step direct instruction. Which topic is the best fit?
3. During guided practice, a class answers about 80% of questions correctly. What should the teacher do next in Rosenshine's sequence?
Who identified direct instruction as systematic teaching for mastery, and in what year?
Barak Rosenshine and Robert Stevens, 1986.
Why is direct instruction suited to basic skills such as computations and grammar rules?
These tasks are relatively unambiguous and can be taught step by step.
What are Rosenshine’s six teaching functions, according to Rosenshine (1988)?
Review prior work; present material in small steps with examples and nonexamples; guide practice to about 80% accuracy; give feedback and correctives; provide independent practice at about 95% success; review weekly and monthly.
How should independent work follow a lesson?
As supervised practice with quick feedback, not as the main mode of instruction.
What features should independent work have?
Clear goals, a visible lesson connection, needed materials, and moderate difficulty.
How does homework’s relationship with achievement change as students get older?
It grows progressively stronger.
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