Indicator IV.D.3 Content knowledge is accurate and is clear to learners.
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Definition(s) and/or Explanation(s) Accuracy implies that content knowledge, with few exceptions, is correct and that no essential content is missing. Accurate content and knowledge structures reflect current and timely developments, facts, and/or examples. The logic of content knowledge for learners is enhanced when it is developed and sequenced in a structured and orderly manner. Logical structuring of content enhances clarity. The teacher and learners are co-participants in developing knowledge and moving towards learning goals. Pedagogy makes links to the content taught and learned. Inductive and/or deductive processes might be used by the teacher and/or by learners. |
Classroom Examples Elementary Learners in a kindergarten classroom draw and identify geometric shapes, cut out the shapes, then match and sort geometric shapes according to a variety of characteristics. Secondary In a Biology I lesson, learners first understand the relationships among the number of eggs and the methods of fertilization before learning the relationship of new births for survival of species. NEW Secondary In a world history class, learners use the text book as a resource to guide a timeline activity based on the evolution of the Industrial Revolution. The teacher and learners discuss the sequence of events for comprehension and accuracy. In whole group discussion, they deliberate as to what might have happened if one event of the Industrial Revolution had not occurred.
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