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What is the primary focus of 'backwards design' in planning learning tasks?
What is the primary focus of 'backwards design' in planning learning tasks?
- Minimizing teacher workload
- Creating excessive clarity on teaching methods
- Identifying good activities
- Clarifying what students should have learnt by the end of the session (correct)
What is the key benefit of asking 'where do I want them to get to' before thinking about activities?
What is the key benefit of asking 'where do I want them to get to' before thinking about activities?
- Increasing the likelihood of learning happening (correct)
- Minimizing pupil learning
- Increasing teacher workload
- Ensuring excessive clarity on teaching methods
How does activity-first planning impact learning?
How does activity-first planning impact learning?
- It minimizes teacher workload
- It increases the likelihood of learning happening
- It fosters a false sense of teacher security (correct)
- It ensures coherent learning
What is the significant problem with early career teachers beginning planning by trying to identify a good activity?
What is the significant problem with early career teachers beginning planning by trying to identify a good activity?
What is the concept of 'desirable difficulties' in learning?
What is the concept of 'desirable difficulties' in learning?
What is the purpose of scaffolding in the context of learning?
What is the purpose of scaffolding in the context of learning?
What does 'We do' phase involve in the learning process?
What does 'We do' phase involve in the learning process?
What does Fiorella and Mayer's 'Select, Organise, Integrate (SOI)' model suggest about learning?
What does Fiorella and Mayer's 'Select, Organise, Integrate (SOI)' model suggest about learning?
What does 'generative learning' involve according to the text?
What does 'generative learning' involve according to the text?