TW Science of Learning Terminology

Question 1

What is effective presentation of material?

Accepted Answer

Managing cognitive load - keep it simple and relevent, Limit distractions and unnecessary information

Question 2

What does 'concrete-before-abstract' mean?

Accepted Answer

Relate new learning to real-world examples, Visual examples of abstract ideas

Question 3

How do we sequence content?

Accepted Answer

Identify and sequence the knowledge that students need, Use a scope of learning content that is progressively difficult

Question 4

How to include worked examples into instruction

Accepted Answer

Exemplars, Modelling, Shared reading and writing

Question 5

What do we mean by interleaving?

Accepted Answer

Moving between literacy skills that are new and have already been taught, Mixing different topics or forms of practice

Question 6

How do teachers chunk information?

Accepted Answer

Breaking information into smaller blocks to avoid overload, Making sure they eat their morning tea in small chunks, Use graphic organizers, templates, word banks

Question 7

How do we elicit prior knowledge?

Accepted Answer

Use familiar contexts to introduce new concepts, Link learning to their experiences, culture and across contexts, Begin the lesson with a review activity (label diagram, cloze activity)

Question 8

How do teachers plan for interleaved practice?

Accepted Answer

E.g. Practise vocabulary by using it in different formats, E.g. Refer to taught sentence types in different subjects, Take regular 'breaks' from a process, then come back to it

Question 9

The Science of Reading is part of The Science of Learning

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What are worked examples?

Accepted Answer

Demonstrated processes, Scaffolds to help students achieve independence, Step-by-step solutions

Question 11

What does sequencing of content refer to?

Accepted Answer

Strategically ordering information to optimize learning, Ordering the learning into patterns to build connections

TW Science of Learning Terminology

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TW Science of Learning Terminology

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