The Directions Must Be Clear
Read the Directions Carefully
Have you ever opened an item you purchased at the store where an assembly is required? In the box is a set of instructions to follow. Later in reading the instructions, you say, “what?”
The clarity of instructions varies from item to item. The directions are necessary to building or putting together the product purchased. At the end of the assembly of the product, you find several parts not used. The product looks complete; and, the remaining unused parts, thrown away.
Here is one example of following directions from a given set of instructions. Giving students clear and concise directions are equally important. A student can be easily distracted with an unclear direction of a math problem.
Having a Clear and Concise Direction
Clear Directions and Objectives are Important
A problem is given to the students on a test to complete. I grade the students on how they arrived at their answers by showing their work.
If it was a 10 point problem on a test, the number of points awarded depends on the explanation.
