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ERIC Number: EJ716751
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Sep-1
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
You Can Teach for Meaning
Mctighe, Jay; Seif, Elliot; Wiggins, Grant
Educational Leadership, v62 n1 p26 Sep 2004
The effective ways of representing knowledge given the students and its use by teachers in departing the meaningful tasks are emphasized. An approach embodying five key principles like understanding big ideas, allotting tough assignments, thinking at high levels, problem solving and decision making ability are discussed.
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Decision Making Skills, Teaching Methods, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Styles, Assignments, Thinking Skills
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1703 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. Web site: http://www.ascd.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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