Answer Key:
What do I believe about teaching and learning?

 

Directions: Write A if you agree; D if you disagree with the statements below:

I believe that, for the most part:

Technical

 1. Experts discover the knowledge that learners should know.
Technical 2. Students regardless of who they are or where they live need to learn the same things at the same age levels in schools.
Technical 3. Standardized achievement tests are accurate measures of student achievement.
Critical 4.  Students learn the most while engaging in real life activities.
Practical 5. Students learn best while working in teacher assigned groups.
Critical 6. Student developed portfolios more accurately reflect student learning than teacher assigned letter grades.
Practical 7. I will learn the most about teaching while I’m in the classroom teaching students.
Practical 8. The major role of the school is to teach students problem-solving skills and decision-making processes.
Critical 9. Knowledge is created by individuals as they need to know it.
Critical 10. Students should decide how and when they want to learn something which guidance by the teacher.
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