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Critical Issue: Building on Prior Knowledge and Meaningful Student Contexts/Cultures
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr100.htm

This article is part of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory's (NCREL) "Pathways to School Improvement," a synthesis of research, policy, and best practices on current issues in education.

  • What specific question or issue is being discussed in the article?
  • Your text discusses different "ways of knowing" and obtaining information. This online article from NCREL utilizes several different types of "knowing" to present the information. List the different types of knowing and describe how they are used in the article.
  • To what extent do you believe generalization of the action items is feasible? Describe conditions in which implementation may not be feasible.
  • Do the research statements and conclusions appear to be well supported? Why or why not?





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