What is an Instructional Strategy?

• A. A plan, approach, or technique used to teach learning objectives.
• B. A systematic guide for planning instruction
• C. Officially authorized or recognized
• D. The mucus example

Answer: (A)

An instructional strategy is the plan, approach, or technique used to teach learning objectives. It explains how the content will be delivered and how students will engage with it to reach the stated goals. This matters because the way we teach—whether through direct demonstration, guided practice, collaborative activities, or inquiry-based tasks—directly shapes students’ understanding and ability to apply the objective. The key is choosing methods that align with the objective and meet learners’ needs, guiding the teacher’s actions during the lesson.

For example, to teach a math procedure, you might use direct instruction to model the steps and then provide guided practice to reinforce accuracy. This illustrates how a specific method supports achieving the objective. In contrast, describing a systematic guide for planning instruction refers to the overall planning framework rather than a particular teaching technique, and terms about being officially authorized or a random, unrelated example miss the teaching-method focus.