Chapter 3: Defining the Intended Learning

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What are some words to describe "student-friendly" learning targets?

What are the 5 key qualities of classroom assessment?

What do you think is the most important key quality for classroom assessment (from your experience)?

• Key 1: Clear Purpose

• Key 2: Clear Targets

• Key 3: Sound Design

• Key 4: Formative Usefulness

• Key 5: Effective Communication

How many Learning targets are there?

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• 4

• 5

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What is the purpose of "Knowledge Targets"

• To represent the factual information, procedural knowledge, and conceptual understandings that underpin each discipline.

• To specify thought processes students are to learn to do well within a range of subjects.

• Those where a demonstration or physical skill-based performance is at the heart of the learning.

• To describe learning in terms of artifacts where creation of a product is the focus of the learning target.

"Targets calling for factual information are often stated using verbs such as knows, lists, _____, identifies, and recalls" (53).

Answer explanation

"Targets calling for factual information are often stated using verbs such as knows, lists, names, identifies, and recalls" (53).

"Without a flexible base from which to work, they may be less likely to consider analogous problems, represent problems coherently, justify conclusions, apply the mathematics to practical situations, use technology mindfully to work with the mathematics, explain the mathematics accurately to other students, step back for an overview, or deviate from a known procedure to find a shortcut."

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True --> Page 54

What are some atypical forms of "Knowing Via Reference" (54).

(There is no right answer!)

Answer explanation

Culturally responsive learning: past experiences, conversations, friendships, interests, social norms

Which out of these options is NOT one of the 5 benefits accrued from classifying learning targets by type?

• Classifying helps determine if the learning targets are clear to you.

• Knowing the category helps in knowing how to structure the instruction.

• When you need to deconstruct a complex learning target into smaller teachable parts, knowing the ultimate target type will help with identifying the underpinning learning targets.

• Connection between classmates helps students grow their targets

• You cannot select the appropriate assessment method without knowing the target type,

Answer explanation

Its actually: "We can rely on relationships among the types to help students progress in their learning" (53).