Chapter 7 Test Items
Chapter 7 Multiple-choice Items
1. One way of classifying types of distance learning is based on the degree to which they are able to do this.
A) enable interaction
B) display multimedia
C) display instruction
D) approximate reality
2. This model of distance learning uses various combinations of web-based and face-to-face meetings.
A) integrated
B) flipped
C) blended
D) virtual
3. Research studies tend to confirm this about distance learning.
A) synchronous formats are more effective than asynchronous ones
B) dropout rates are higher in distance courses
C) students get higher grades in distance courses
D) students find distance courses more motivating
4. Instruction for which all students “meet” with the instructor by video at a designated time of day would be an
example of this kind of distance course.
A) blended
B) broadcast
C) asynchronous
D) synchronous
5. Which of the following has research shown to be a characteristic of more successful distance learners?
A) have more self-motivation
B) have previous experience in the topic
C) have better access to computers
D) have high self-esteem
6. This technology often enables a flipped learning model of distance education.
A) learning objects
B) vodcasts
C) hypermedia
D) video editing
7. What have teachers found to be an optimal length for an instructional video used in distance models such as the
flipped classroom?
A) a minute or less
B) 5-8 minutes
C) 10-15 minutes
D) no more than 30 minutes
8. Which kind of software is required to edit a movie from filmed video footage?
A) video editing software
B) MPEG software
C) AVI software
D) streamed video software
9. Which of the following is not a file format in which audio-video files can be imported from a source and stored
in a computer?
A) AVI
B) MPEG
C) MOV
D) XML
10. A teacher who has art students “visit” an art museum in another country is using this Internet integration
strategy.
A) virtual site explorations
B) virtual field trips
C) virtual school experiences
D) virtual field tours
11. When students submit their written or artistic products to a website, the activity is called this.
A) electronic publishing
B) problem-based learning
C) chain writing
D) electronic penpals
12. An online project in which students exchange ideas to prevent water pollution would be an example of this kind
of project.
A) science action project
B) problem-based learning
C) social action project
D) parallel problem solving
13. If a teacher has her students link up with local writers to critique the students’ stories and email them feedback
before their work is finalized and posted online, it is an example of this kind of web-based integration strategy.
A) social action project
B) parallel problem-solving
C) problem-based learning
D) electronic mentoring
14. This popular focus for online lessons has long been recognized as a way to help students develop higher-order
thinking skills.
A) group product development
B) virtual field trips
C) problem-based learning
D) electronic mentoring
Chapter 7 Short-Answer Items
1. Greater dependence on the Internet for learning has served to increase, rather than decrease this social problem.
2. This is a technique that has been used successfully with individuals with special needs in which they either
watch themselves or their peers doing desired behaviors.
3. This set of skills is to images what reading and writing are to words; these skills can help people can use images
to communicate biases and make persuasive arguments in advertisements and news stories.
4. This is a term for students who exchange emails with partner students at other locations in order to develop
writing skills or acquire new information.
5. This term, coined by British journalist Ben Hammersley, originally meant posting audio on a website, but now
can also include posting video.
6. This popular model of blended learning often requires students to view online videos before coming to an in-
person class.
7. What is the type of software (e.g., Camtasi
A) that permits a user to make a record of typed and cursor actions in order to create a lesson?
8. Both teachers and students can create these to make a visual record their skill development over time.
9. This kind of online activity connects students with experts in a given field who can help them learn more about
a topic on an individual basis.
10. This kind of lesson, created by San Diego State professor Bernie Dodge, became a model for teachers across the
country in creating their own lessons.
11. In this strategy, students in different locations work on similar problems independently, and then compare their
methods and results.
12. This is a general term for websites like the Global Schoolnet Foundation whose function is specifically to invite
new distance learning projects.
13. This is another commonly- used term for a Content Management System (CMS).
14. This popular site with a wealth of instructional materials to use online, including assessments and rubrics, was
designed by a teacher.
Chapter 7 Essay Items
1. Discuss the qualities of an effective distance learning instructor.
2. Discuss the “four pillars of flipped classrooms (FLIP)” in terms of the ways they shape instruction.
Chapter 7 Test Item Answer Key
Chapter 7 Multiple-choice Items
Chapter 7 Short-Answer Items
Chapter 7 Essay Items