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Having clear learning targets are important for students to comprehend that there is a purpose for learning and gives students a goal to try to achieve. N. Coradi and Shuster

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I like that with the targets the students are aware from the minute that they walk in the door what the expectations for the day are. I also like how it encourages the student to set the goal for themselves. When they do this I feel that they are more likely to achieve success. Frederick

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I like that with the targets the students are aware from the minute that they walk in the door what the expectations for the day are. I also like how it encourages the student to set the goal for themselves. When they do this I feel that they are more likely to achieve success. Frederick

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Learning targets allow all students to understand the concept or the activity being taught.  It also sets a purpose for learning.
Sue and Allyson

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Learning targets give a clear focus to the students of why we are covering a topic and where our lesson focus will be for the day. S/ Kindel

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Learning targets help students to know what they are going to be learning, and what the teacher wants them to do to show what they know.  At this point in the learning, I view learning targets as a new way to write a learning objective replacing it with a learning target with a more specific target of what they will be learning. Learning targets let students know the direction that their learning path is following.  Targets can make the learning more purposeful for the students.  Janet Hancock

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By providing a clear learning target to students, it provides a framework for students to build their learning around. When they know what they are learning about, students can attach it to prior knowledge to help them better understand what they are trying to learn. A clear learning target helps the students to know when they have successfully achieved their goal. Cathy Walzak

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Learning targets allow the students to have a clear understanding of what they are learning. This makes it easier for the student and teacher to understand which students have mastered the targets and who is need of some additional instruction. 

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Learning targets allow the students to have a clear understanding of what they are learning. This makes it easier for the student and teacher to understand which students have mastered the targets and who is need of some additional instruction. 

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If I frame my lesson introduction into what my students will be learning and why it is important, then my students should be able to understand that there is a  purpose to practicing the activity.

Karen Paulden

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Having clear targets sets a tone for the class. This ensures that the students know what they will be learning day to day. They will also know why they are learning the material that they are learning each day.

Hepler, Rimer and Meeker

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Learning targets help students put meaning behind their learning, as well as clearly state the teachers expectations. For a lot of students, they start to questions why they need to know certain topics, or wonder what they even are learning about. Using learning targets in our classrooms helps answers these questions and helps to remind students what they are working towards.
S. Bourdeau

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You can post or state "I Can" statements for students in the classroom, but having them understand them, and apply them are goals we would like our students to accomplish. I think we tell our students the learning targets, but we don't always post them.

R. Dill, A. Salvo, and H.Smith

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It is very important to have clear learning targets for you students so they know what is expected of them and they have the confidence in what they are learning. Students that do not understand the purpose of the lesson struggle to succeed in the lesson.
T. Shick

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It is important to have clear learning targets for your students so they know what is expected of them.  When students have an understanding of what is expected of them, they will be able to set a goal for themselves to achieve.
J. Jordan

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Learning targets allow students to focus on what is being taught. As a student stated, "I know when I say I can"   This gives focus to both the teachers and students. S. Jordan

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The learning target will enable students to see that their work is all moving toward achieving the goal that is the learning target.  It will give purpose and meaning to their work.  They will be more focused on what they are learning as opposed to what they are just doing.  R. Kindel