Develop increased opportunities to learn

According to NCTM's Assessment Standards for School Mathematics (1993, working draft), opportunities to learn can be developed in a number of situations:

• Use assessments to make instructional decisions based on students' needs and existing knowledge in order to increase opportunities to learn.

• View formal and informal assessments as learning opportunities for both students and teachers.

• Focus not only on evaluating student performance, but also on the conditions needed to provide students with opportunities to learn - e.g., high-quality teaching, financial and material resources, and a safe and healthy environment.

• Understand that opportunity to learn implies high expectations for all students.

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