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What is the purpose of Transfer Goals in education?
What is the purpose of Transfer Goals in education?
What are Transfer Goals and why are they important in education?
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.
True or false:Transfer Goals are short-term and do not require independent application.
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True or false: Transfer Goals are only important for students who plan to pursue higher education.
True or false: Transfer Goals are only important for students who plan to pursue higher education.
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What are the characteristics of Transfer Goals?
What are the characteristics of Transfer Goals?
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How can Transfer Goals be categorized?
How can Transfer Goals be categorized?
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How can teachers identify Transfer Goals?
How can teachers identify Transfer Goals?
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What is the recommended number of Transfer Goals per discipline and transdisciplinary goals?
What is the recommended number of Transfer Goals per discipline and transdisciplinary goals?
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True or false: Transfer Goals are only discipline-specific and cannot be transdisciplinary.
True or false: Transfer Goals are only discipline-specific and cannot be transdisciplinary.
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What is the recommended number of Transfer Goals per discipline and transdisciplinary goals?
What is the recommended number of Transfer Goals per discipline and transdisciplinary goals?
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What is the difference between near, mid-range, and far transfer?
What is the difference between near, mid-range, and far transfer?
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True or false: Transfer Goals can only be identified by national educational organizations.
True or false: Transfer Goals can only be identified by national educational organizations.
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Who should identify long-term disciplinary and transdisciplinary Transfer Goals?
Who should identify long-term disciplinary and transdisciplinary Transfer Goals?
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True or false: The recommended number of transdisciplinary Transfer Goals is higher than that of disciplinary goals.
True or false: The recommended number of transdisciplinary Transfer Goals is higher than that of disciplinary goals.
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What is the difference between near, mid-range, and far Transfer?
What is the difference between near, mid-range, and far Transfer?
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True or false: Teachers are not expected to identify their own Transfer Goals if their school or district has not yet done so.
True or false: Teachers are not expected to identify their own Transfer Goals if their school or district has not yet done so.
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Where can Standards documents be used to identify Transfer Goals?
Where can Standards documents be used to identify Transfer Goals?
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How can teachers develop students' abilities to perform independently?
How can teachers develop students' abilities to perform independently?
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What is the aim of education according to the text?
What is the aim of education according to the text?
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What is the aim of education, according to the text?
What is the aim of education, according to the text?
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True or false: Performance assessments that require application are not appropriate evidence of transfer.
True or false: Performance assessments that require application are not appropriate evidence of transfer.
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True or false: Developing students' capacity for autonomous performance is not one of the aims of education.
True or false: Developing students' capacity for autonomous performance is not one of the aims of education.
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What is the role of performance assessments in measuring transfer?
What is the role of performance assessments in measuring transfer?
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What types of performance assessments are the most appropriate evidence of transfer?
What types of performance assessments are the most appropriate evidence of transfer?
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True or false: The complexity and authenticity of performance assessments should decrease as students progress across the grades.
True or false: The complexity and authenticity of performance assessments should decrease as students progress across the grades.
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How should performance assessments change as students progress across the grades?
How should performance assessments change as students progress across the grades?
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How can Transfer Goals guide the development of performance tasks in Stage 2 of UbD?
How can Transfer Goals guide the development of performance tasks in Stage 2 of UbD?
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Who should gradually reduce direction and increase the responsibility of the learner in developing students' abilities to perform independently?
Who should gradually reduce direction and increase the responsibility of the learner in developing students' abilities to perform independently?
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What is the role of transdisciplinary Transfer Goals in education?
What is the role of transdisciplinary Transfer Goals in education?
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True or false: The purpose of Transfer Goals is to prioritize curriculum and provide relevance and purpose to schooling.
True or false: The purpose of Transfer Goals is to prioritize curriculum and provide relevance and purpose to schooling.
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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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