A Variety of Discipline-Specific Professional Organizations Have Developed Context Area

Multiple Choice

A variety of discipline-specific professional organizations have developed context area standards e.g., Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards) that educators might apply in identifying instructional objectives for a classroom or school district. Three of the following are accurate statements about these standards. Which one is not necessarily true?

A) They represent the joint efforts of many experts in a particular subject area.
B) Many of them can be found on the websites of the organizations that have developed them.
C) Research has clearly and convincingly shown them to be appropriate for the cognitive capabilities of students at different ages.
D) They tend to omit important objectives outside of a particular discipline-for instance, good study habits or effective interpersonal skills.