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What is one purpose of a scoring guide?
What is one purpose of a scoring guide?
- To encourage student self-assessment (correct)
- To reflect important knowledge for the unit topic
- To regurgitate learning to new contexts
- To provide a list of essential factual knowledge
How do learning experiences contribute to student exploration of generalizations and skills?
How do learning experiences contribute to student exploration of generalizations and skills?
- By listing essential factual knowledge
- By providing support for generalizations
- By being authentic to the field or discipline (correct)
- By emphasizing regurgitation of learning
What should a scoring guide ideally do?
What should a scoring guide ideally do?
- Describe criteria for performance levels (correct)
- Encourage regurgitation of learning
- List essential factual knowledge
- Reflect only generalizations
Why are a variety of assessment types important throughout a unit?
Why are a variety of assessment types important throughout a unit?
What is the main focus of a culminating performance task?
What is the main focus of a culminating performance task?
How do key skills differ from critical content in a curriculum?
How do key skills differ from critical content in a curriculum?
Which of the following is NOT a key point when teaching for conceptual understanding?
Which of the following is NOT a key point when teaching for conceptual understanding?
What is the purpose of factual guiding questions in the unit design process?
What is the purpose of factual guiding questions in the unit design process?
How many debatable or provocative guiding questions are typically recommended for an entire unit?
How many debatable or provocative guiding questions are typically recommended for an entire unit?
Which of the following statements about guiding questions is NOT true?
Which of the following statements about guiding questions is NOT true?
What is the recommended number of guiding questions for each generalization in the unit design process?
What is the recommended number of guiding questions for each generalization in the unit design process?
Which of the following types of guiding questions is used to help students see patterns, make connections, and guide them to conceptual understandings?
Which of the following types of guiding questions is used to help students see patterns, make connections, and guide them to conceptual understandings?
Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of the Culminating Performance Task in a unit plan?
Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of the Culminating Performance Task in a unit plan?
What is the primary purpose of the Scoring Guide in a unit plan?
What is the primary purpose of the Scoring Guide in a unit plan?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective Learning Experiences in a unit plan?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective Learning Experiences in a unit plan?
Which of the following is an example of a formative assessment type that could be used in a unit plan?
Which of the following is an example of a formative assessment type that could be used in a unit plan?
What is the primary purpose of Guiding Questions in a unit plan?
What is the primary purpose of Guiding Questions in a unit plan?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Generalizations and Guiding Questions in a unit plan?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Generalizations and Guiding Questions in a unit plan?
