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Quality Assignment Routine

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Instructional materials for this component of the Strategic Instruction Model are available only through professional development sessions conducted by certified SIM instructors.

The Quality Assignment Routine is used to plan, present, and engage students in quality assignments and then evaluate assignments with students.

In a research study, teachers and students completed surveys and groups of teachers and students participated in focus groups. From these activities, researchers identified characteristics of good assignments and the important elements such as planning behaviors, presentation behaviors, and evaluation procedures.

Research study results showed the following:

  • Before the study, teachers were observed to include an average of 50.5 percent of the planning behaviors, 32.8 percent of the presentation behaviors, and 8.2 percent of the evaluation procedures.
  • After the intervention, participants used an average of 96.1 percent of the planning behaviors, 89.3 percent of the presentation behaviors, and 93.8 percent of the evaluation procedures.
  • In contrast, a group of comparison teachers used an average of 45 percent of the planning behaviors, 26 percent of the assignment presentation behaviors, and 10 percent of the evaluation procedures at the end of the study.
  • Teachers who received instruction in the use of the routine and their students were significantly more satisfied with assignments.