Test Preparation:
Considering the Appropriateness of these Activities

A Professional Development Module for Iowa Educators
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Scenario 8: Educational value gained/lost?

Could Mrs. Graham's actions ... ... ...

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promote the learning and long-term retention of important knowledge and content skills that students are expected to learn, as defined by the district's standards/curriculum?
No, because ...

Negative Consequences:

  • The sequencing of content/skill areas in the curriculum should be based on a thorough understanding of prerequisite skills related to the discipline area and an understanding of how best to structure the learning environment to build essential links between concepts and ideas. Sometimes it is educationally appropriate to rearrange content and sometimes it is not. In this case, students may have difficulty understanding fractions of units of measurement (i.e., 1/8 of an inch), thus making it difficult for them to learn the skill and ultimately limiting their attainment of the skill.

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