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SME survey

Survey questions for SME below:
 * THIS SURVEY IS UPDATED (SAT NI**GHT 3/20/10)

Please rank the following in order of importance of how it contributes to making a lesson engaging:

Variety Different forms of manipulatives Examples from daily life on how the material can be used Having students present part of the lesson Having students show solutions on the board Asking students questions as you teach Overhead projections Powerpoints Videos Quizzes Tests Outside speakers Showing how to solve problems in a number of different ways Reducing Cognitive Load Constructivist approach Behaviorist approach Any other principles learned in Educational Technology that may be helpful? Working models?

Questions: Cognitive Load suggest that learners can only handle 7 +-2 items at one time. Is Cognitive Load something you typically take into consideration when planning your lessons? A Behaviorist would prefer to have students memorize steps whereas a Constructivist would tend to try to get the student to understand. When teaching mathematics, do you tend more toward being a Behaviorist or a Constructivist approach or both? Please explain and give examples. Have you considered rearranging the order of the traditional way the math you teach is taught to reduce the Cognitive Load? Do you tend to prefer explaining how math works? Do you seek to allow students to explore or do you just give them the steps? Are there techniques in powerpoint that you find particularly effective? How do you employ the use of music, if at all? How do you utilize variety in your teaching? Do you attempt to give several examples instead of just one?

Suggestions for the SME Survey: 1. I wish we could think of some other word than "variety", but I haven't been able to come up with anything. 3. Begin the sentence with "To Illustrate how to do a problem," 7. Change "suggest" to "suggests" 11. Combine 11 and 13 to "Do you prefer explaining how math works or would you rather just present the steps"

KELLY, YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE SURVEY! ​ ​