On Target?

Cognitive Demand

Question #2

Challenges and productive struggle. What challenges do students experience with the tasks and activities? What happens when students experience challenges? How does struggle with mathematical ideas support their engagement and understanding?

Drag the teaching descriptions on to the target. Put the ones most central the TRU Dimension: Cognitive Demand toward the center of the target.

Cognitive Demand

The extent to which students have opportunities to grapple with and make sense of important mathematical ideas and their use. Students learn best when they are challenged in ways that provide room and support for growth, with task difficulty ranging from moderate to demanding. The level of challenge should be conducive to what has been called “productive struggle.”