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Learning target

A student-friendly statement of what students will learn in a lesson, often written as I can statements.

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United States
Topic
Teaching and learning

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Learning objective (LO) All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
A statement of what pupils should learn in a lesson. Also called a learning intention, WALT (we are learning to) or, in the US, a learning target.
I can statements United States All four UK nations (details may differ)
Learning goals written from the student's point of view, such as I can find the area of a rectangle.

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