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... To create the prototypes, the MSEB subsequently convened a small writing group of mathematics educators, teachers, and mathematicians. Taking up Governor Romer's challenge, the writing group created a sampler of tasks to encompass many of the goals for mathematics instruction that are expressed in the NCTM Stanc/arcIs.
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... Just as the verbs explore, justify, represent, solve, construct, cliscuss, use, investigate, clescribe, cleve~op, ancl predict are used in the Stan c/a rds to convey "active physical and mental involvement of children" in learning mathematics, they are appropriate to seek in assessment activities as well. Further, given a choice between cognitive complexity ancl simplicity, the focus of these tasks should be on the former.
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