How would one go about showing that they have mastered a topic? Its very easy really, and to go about it a teacher needs only to consider a few things. By having students give only a couple examples of what they know and understand you allow them to show consistency but prevent problems of tedious work that tires ( when the students are tired their work begins to get sloppy and no longer accurate). One can also track progress throughout the year, the long term view ( such as in a portfolio) is better in that it makes up for days where kids are having a hard time.
In trying to relate to this chapters material we felt it was very interesting. To some it was thinking about mastery and how with history its more of a technique and idea then a specific thing to learn. To others it was concepts of how looking at what the students will be tested on and teaching from that. Its not only logical but has, by some, actually been tested and found to be a nice way to understand what material is important for teaching
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I agree with this group that mastery is much more about concepts than actual data. Anyone can memorize data, but it is true learning to really understand concepts.
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