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KLA. November 17, 2011. 350 x 180 = 63,000 63,000 x 10 = 630,000 63,000 x 20 = 1,260,000 63,000 x 30 = 1,890,000. Quasar Task Sort. You have a rubric and 10 tasks. Using your rubric, sort the tasks into high cognitive demand and low cognitive demand. Check and see how you did.
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KLA November 17, 2011
350 x 180 = 63,000 63,000 x 10 = 630,000 63,000 x 20 = 1,260,000 63,000 x 30 = 1,890,000
Quasar Task Sort • You have a rubric and 10 tasks. • Using your rubric, sort the tasks into high cognitive demand and low cognitive demand. • Check and see how you did. • Teachers need to be able to select cognitively demanding tasks and as instructional supervisors, you need to be able to recognize a well written task as well.
What if we do not have any high level tasks/questions available? • Can we take a low level task/question to a high level task?
How much more is 30 than 20? • Given 20 and 30, describe how they are related.
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Does a high level task/question ensure high level instruction? • Can we take a high level task/question and “slaughter” it? • Sort vignette tasks. • Why is task/question selection important then?
OPEN CLOSED • They give you facts. • They are easy to answer. • They are quick to answer. • They keep control of the conversation with the questioner. • Is likely to receive a long answer. • They ask the respondent to think and reflect. • They will give you opinions and • feelings. • They hand control of the conversation to the respondent.
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