Question

A 9th-grade teacher has brainstormed a list of potential learning goals that she is considering using for an upcoming instructional unit. One of the learning goals is, "Students will appreciate the aesthetic beauty of works of art from various cultures." What is the most significant problem associated with using this learning goal? A. It requires a level of prior content knowledge that most 9th graders do not yet possess. B. It is worded so ambiguously as to make it difficult to create meaningful instructional activities. C. It addresses an outcome that is likely to be of little interest to most 9th graders. D. It is difficult to assess students' achievement of this goal in an objective, meaningful way.

Answer 1

B. It is worded so ambiguously as to make it difficult to create meaningful instructional activities.

The learning goal, "Students will appreciate the aesthetic beauty of works of art from various cultures," is quite vague and subjective. It doesn't provide clear guidance on how to measure or assess students' progress towards this goal. Additionally, without specific criteria or indicators of what constitutes "appreciating aesthetic beauty," it can be challenging for the teacher to design effective instructional activities that target this goal in a meaningful way.