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2012 Summer Conference

Learn about effective new programs and practices and join with colleagues in advancing a positive agenda for the future. July 1-3, St. Louis, Mo.

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Turning to National Standards, an issue of ASCD Express

ASCD Express 5.08: Turning to National Standards

According to ASCD's A Lexicon of Learning, the term standards usually refers to specific criteria for what students are expected to learn and be able to do. These standards usually take two forms in the curriculum:

  • Content standards (similar to what were formerly called goals and objectives), which tell what students are expected to know and be able to do in various subject areas, such as mathematics and science.
  • Performance standards, which specify what levels of learning are expected. Performance standards assess the degree to which students have met content standards. The term world-class standards refers to the content and performances that are expected of students in other industrialized countries. In recent years, standards have also been developed specifying what teachers should know and be able to do.

 

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