Week 3 Day 1 - QWQOTD

1. The difference between a learning goal and a learning performance is exactly what the words imply: a learning goal is the standards a teacher sets by which the students need to perform by. In layman terms, a learning goal is what the teacher expects his or her students to understand at the end of an inquiry. A learning performance, on the other hand, is the actual participation of the students. A learning performance speaks to the learning goal in that it is the showing (not the telling) of what the students know and understand and are able to do. So for example, a learning goal could be for students to understand that the outside air temperature is determined by many weather conditions. A learning performance, then, would be the actions that these students take to prove they understand that concept (see the last blog post).

2. The 5 essential features of inquiry: -Learners are able to pose scientifically oriented questions -Learners collect evidence that answers those questions -Learners evaluate the evidence they have collected -Learners examine the other possible explanations for the evidence they have collected -Learners communicate effectively their data and findings