"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the
Cat.
"I don't much care where--" said Alice.
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat.
-Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventure~ Wonderland
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WHY CONDUCT SUBJECT MATTER ANAYLSIS?
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TO DETERMINE OBJECTIVES
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TO IDENTIFY THE DESIRED OUTCOMES
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TO SATISFY STUDENT NEEDS
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TO MAKE SUBJECT MATTER RELEVANT
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TO ELIMINATE OBSOLETE INFORMATION
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TO INCREASE RETENTION
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TO REDUCE ABSTRACTNESS
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TO CONCENTRATE ON "MUST KNOW"
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ATTITUDES
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TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF OVERLAP BETWEEN
CLASSES
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TO PROMOTE ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
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TO ASSURE OPTIMUM "TIME ON
TASK" IS PLACED ON ESSENTIAL SUBJECT MATTER
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TO PROMOTE ARTICULATION BETWEEN COURSES
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Basic Ingredients of Good Teaching
a. Planning
b. Well defined objectives
c. Instruction based upon needs
d. Motivation of Learner
e. Involvement of learners
f. Effective questioning/problem solving