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 Step 1: Identify Problem

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Here are additional problems we have identified that we will continue to build content for over the next year.

Attitudes & Motivation

Prerequisite Knowledge & Preparedness

Critical Thinking & Applying Knowledge

Group Skills & Dynamics

Classroom Behavior & Etiquette

Grading & Assessment

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  1. Prior knowledge can help or hinder learning.MORE >
  2. Motivation generates, directs, and sustains learning behavior.MORE >
  3. The way students organize knowledge determines how they use it.MORE >
  4. Meaningful engagement is necessary for deeper learning.MORE >
  5. Mastery involves developing component skills and knowledge, and synthesizing and applying them appropriately.MORE >
  6. Goal-directed practice and targeted feedback are critical to learning.MORE >
  7. Students must learn to monitor, evaluate and adjust their approaches to learning to become self-directed learners.MORE >
  8. Students develop holistically and their learning is affected by the social and emotional aspects of the classroom climate.MORE >

learning principles