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Part A Learning Object Content Descriptor

Declarative and Procedural Knowledge
Procedural knowledge relates to the skills and processes that are relevant to a particular content area whereas declarative knowledge is concerned with concepts and facts(Marzano, 1997) There are three phases associated with acquiring procedural knowledge. The first phase is called model construction. In this phase, the learner develops an idea of the steps involved. The second phase is called shaping. This phase involves the elimination of errors and the identification of efficient techniques. The third phase is called internalizing. In this phase the learner engages in practice until the procedure can be performed with relative ease. Declarative knowledge also has three phases. The first phase of acquiring declarative knowledge is called constructing meaning. In this phase the learner uses existing knowledge to build a new mental framework. The second phase is organizing. In this phase, the learner summarises and generalizes the new information. The third phase of acquiring declarative knowledge involves storing information in such a way that it can be easily retrieved.

Marzano, P. (1997). //Dimensions of learning.// Colorado: ASCD.


 * **Name of Learning Object:** L2314 Measures: scaling down solids ||
 * **Strand:** Measurement, Space, Geometry and volume ||
 * **Content Description:** Solve problems using ratio and scale factors in similar figures ||
 * **Declarative** || **Procedural** ||
 * # Shapes need to be the same size to be congruent
 * 1) If the only different between two shapes is the size then they are similar. They have corresponding side lengths and angles
 * 2) Solids are not similar when ratio of corresponding linear measures are not equal.
 * 3) Fraction
 * 4) Scaling down solids
 * 5) Length, width and depth
 * 6) similar & non-similar solids
 * 7) Solid - shape
 * 8) Patterns
 * 9) knowledge of the relationship between geometrical and algebraic forms for transformations
 * 10) Scale factor is a number that you multiply a measurement by to increase or decrease its size || # Determine the relationship between side length and volume in similar solids
 * 11) Organise data using tables
 * 12) Write fractions as divisor
 * 13) Apply formula to calculate volume of solids
 * 14) calculation and application of ratio and proportion
 * 15) calculating the perimeter, surface area and volume of familiar two- and three-dimensional shapes
 * 16) Finding equivalent fractions
 * 17) writing ratios in various forms
 * 18) enlarges or reduces a diagram given a scale factor
 * 19) Find scale factor of enlargements or reductions ||
 * 1) Find scale factor of enlargements or reductions ||