Transfer Goals
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What is the purpose of Transfer Goals in education?

  • To identify what students should be able to do with their learning when encountering new information or situations. (correct)
  • To provide relevance and purpose to schooling.
  • To serve as the end point for a PreK-12 curriculum and help prioritize the curriculum.
  • To guide the development of performance tasks in Stage 2 of UbD
  • What are Transfer Goals and why are they important in education?

    Transfer Goals are long-term, performance-based goals that identify what students should be able to do with their learning when encountering new information or situations. They are important in education because they help prepare students for the complex and ever-changing world outside of school, provide relevance and purpose to schooling, and serve as the end point for a PreK-12 curriculum.

    True or false:Transfer Goals are short-term and do not require independent application.

    False

    True or false: Transfer Goals are only important for students who plan to pursue higher education.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of Transfer Goals?

    <p>Transfer Goals are long-term, performance-based, and require independent application. They can be discipline-specific or transdisciplinary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can Transfer Goals be categorized?

    <p>By their discipline-specific or transdisciplinary nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can teachers identify Transfer Goals?

    <p>Teachers can identify their own Transfer Goals if their school or district has not yet done so. They can also refer to standards documents, which can be a helpful source for identifying Transfer Goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended number of Transfer Goals per discipline and transdisciplinary goals?

    <p>2 to 4 per discipline and 5 to 8 transdisciplinary goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Transfer Goals are only discipline-specific and cannot be transdisciplinary.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended number of Transfer Goals per discipline and transdisciplinary goals?

    <p>The recommended number of Transfer Goals is 2 to 4 per discipline and 5 to 8 transdisciplinary goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between near, mid-range, and far transfer?

    <p>The time frame in which learning is applied to different situations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Transfer Goals can only be identified by national educational organizations.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who should identify long-term disciplinary and transdisciplinary Transfer Goals?

    <p>School or district curriculum teams.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The recommended number of transdisciplinary Transfer Goals is higher than that of disciplinary goals.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between near, mid-range, and far Transfer?

    <p>Near Transfer refers to applying learning to situations that are very similar to how it was learned, mid-range Transfer involves applying learning to situations that are somewhat different, and far Transfer involves applying learning to situations that are very different from how it was learned.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Teachers are not expected to identify their own Transfer Goals if their school or district has not yet done so.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where can Standards documents be used to identify Transfer Goals?

    <p>In any discipline-specific or transdisciplinary class.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can teachers develop students' abilities to perform independently?

    <p>Teachers should systematically develop students' abilities to perform independently through a gradual reduction of direction by the teacher and an increase in the responsibility of the learner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the aim of education according to the text?

    <p>To develop students' capacity for autonomous performance with long-term Transfer Goals in mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the aim of education, according to the text?

    <p>The aim of education is transfer, or developing students' capacity for autonomous performance with long-term Transfer Goals in mind, which can better prepare them for college and careers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Performance assessments that require application are not appropriate evidence of transfer.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Developing students' capacity for autonomous performance is not one of the aims of education.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of performance assessments in measuring transfer?

    <p>To provide evidence of transfer through application.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What types of performance assessments are the most appropriate evidence of transfer?

    <p>Performance assessments that call for application are the most appropriate evidence of transfer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The complexity and authenticity of performance assessments should decrease as students progress across the grades.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How should performance assessments change as students progress across the grades?

    <p>They should become increasingly complex and authentic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can Transfer Goals guide the development of performance tasks in Stage 2 of UbD?

    <p>Transfer Goals should guide the development of performance tasks in Stage 2 of UbD by providing a clear end point for the curriculum and helping prioritize what students should be able to do with their learning in new situations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who should gradually reduce direction and increase the responsibility of the learner in developing students' abilities to perform independently?

    <p>The teachers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of transdisciplinary Transfer Goals in education?

    <p>Transdisciplinary Transfer Goals are important for preparing students to apply their learning in the complex and ever-changing world outside of school. They may already be identified in educational missions or Profiles of a Graduate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The purpose of Transfer Goals is to prioritize curriculum and provide relevance and purpose to schooling.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Transfer refers to the ability to apply learning to new situations beyond how it was learned.
    • Transfer Goals identify what students should be able to do with their learning when encountering new information or situations.
    • Transfer Goals are long-term, performance-based, and require independent application.
    • Transfer Goals can be discipline-specific or transdisciplinary.
    • Transfer Goals are important for preparing students to apply their learning in the complex and ever-changing world outside of school.
    • Transfer Goals serve as the end point for a PreK-12 curriculum and help prioritize the curriculum.
    • Transfer Goals provide relevance and purpose to schooling.
    • Transfer can be near, mid-range, or far in terms of applying learning to different situations.
    • Long-term disciplinary and transdisciplinary Transfer Goals should be identified by school or district curriculum teams.
    • Standards documents can be a helpful source for identifying Transfer Goals.
    • Performance outcomes of Science or World Languages are generally similar across states and nations.
    • Transdisciplinary Transfer Goals may already be identified in educational missions or Profiles of a Graduate.
    • The recommended number of Transfer Goals is 2 to 4 per discipline and 5 to 8 transdisciplinary goals.
    • Transfer Goals are long-term in nature and are not expected to be reached immediately.
    • Teachers can identify their own Transfer Goals if their school or district has not yet done so.
    • Transfer Goals should guide the development of performance tasks in Stage 2 of UbD.
    • Teachers should systematically develop students' abilities to perform independently through a gradual reduction of direction by the teacher and an increase in the responsibility of the learner.
    • Performance assessments that call for application are the most appropriate evidence of transfer.
    • As students progress across the grades, performance assessments should become increasingly complex and authentic.
    • The aim of education is transfer, and developing students' capacity for autonomous performance with long-term Transfer Goals in mind can better prepare them for college and careers.

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