Doyle

Doyle Article

Content representation in teacher's definitions of academic work

academic task
 * 1) a product
 * 2) operations to produce the product
 * 3) resources
 * 4) the significance or "weight"/accountability

Same curriculum can have difficult tasks
 * accomplishing tasks may not meet intended operations
 * tasks have several levels (teacher to student)

types of tasks Or cognitive tasks-> higher order thinking
 * memory *formulae *search and match

Novel and Familiar Tasks 3 Responses to Familiar Work 1. anticipatory management of curriculum 2. manipulating accountability and credit 3. familiarization of content

Skills Curriculum --> higher proceduralized Process and Meaning in Curriculum--> Classroom Curriculum for teaching

Conclusion--> management, instruction, curriculum must be looked at together!