Tag: education
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Should You Avoid “Teaching to the Test?”

I’ve always understood “teaching to the test” to mean a course is designed around a specific test. Obviously, an SAT prep course should be designed around the SAT and developing the skills to be successful with that assessment. So what’s the big deal? The term appears to be used only in cases where a class…
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Alignment in Instructional Design

Alignment is harmony among all the components of a learning unit, including your Learning Objectives (LOs), assessments, activities, and content. You could think of it like all the gears in a machine set up so they work together properly. Who Cares? You do. So do all your learners. If the components of your course, for…