Instructional Sequence

 Exceeds Expectations-

The instructional sequence

  • and choices provide ample opportunities to meet the objectives.
  • is related to the real world, is logical, clear, and it has a discernable beginning, middle, & end.
  • allows students to experience appropriate phenomena and representations that supports the concept.
  • promotes student thinking about phenomena by providing many opportunities for students to express ideas and by guiding student interpretation and reasoning.

 Meets Expectations-

The instructional sequence

  • and choices provide sufficient opportunities to meet the objectives.
  • has a discernable beginning, middle, & end.
  • allows students to experience appropriate phenomena or representations that support the concept.
  • promotes student thinking about phenomena by providing sufficient opportunities for students to express ideas and by guiding student interpretation and reasoning.

 Working Towards Expectations-

The instructional sequences

  • and choices provide some opportunities for the students to meet the objectives.
  • makes attempts to have a discernable beginning, middle, & end.
  • allows students to experience appropriate phenomena or representations related to but does not directly support the objective.
  • promotes student thinking about phenomena by providing opportunities for students to express ideas but there is no guiding of student interpretation and reasoning.

 Does not meet expectations-

The instructional sequences

  • and choices provide limited opportunities for the students to meet the objectives.
  • was logical but did not have a beginning, middle, & end.
  • allows students to experience phenomena or representations that are not related to the objectives.
  • does not promote student thinking about phenomena because it does not provide opportunities for students to express ideas or it does not guide interpretation and reasoning.

 Not adequate-

  • There are no clear opportunities for the students to meet the objectives.
  • The instructional sequence was not logical, or clear.
  • The instructional sequence did not allow students to experience phenomena.
  • The instructional sequence did not promote student thinking.

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