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- Promoting Student Thinking
about Phenomena, Experiences, and Knowledge
- Encouraging students to explain their ideas
- Guiding student interpretation and reasoning
- Encouraging students to think about what they've learned
Does the material routinely include suggestions for having each student express, clarify, justify, and represent his or her ideas? Are suggestions made for when and how students will get feedback from peers and the teacher?
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