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Role in Curriculum

Enhancing the prospective teacher's understanding of fundamental concepts for the instruction of
arithmetic

Learning Goals and Assessment Plans

Learning GoalAssessment
. Students will be able to perform the standard
algorithms for arithmetic operations and explain
the meaning behind them.
When the class is being assessed, the final exams
will include embedded questions to assess student
performance on these topic-specific learning
goals. Instructors are resposible for tallying
their students scores.
Students will be able to identify incorrect
procedures and the misconceptions that lead to
them. They will be able to recognize and explain
why a solution is reasonable.
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Students will be able to perform these operations
using a variety of illustrative methods involving
visual representations and diagrams.
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Students will be able to solve and create a wide
variety of word problems relevant to each of the
topics covered throughout the course.
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When assessment activities are done, the results will be summarized in memorandum form and filed with the department chairperson for record keeping
purposes.

Information obtained from assessment will be used to assess and self-reflect on the success of the course and to make any necessary changes to
improve teaching and learning effectiveness.


Last updated Mon May 24 14:48:07 2010