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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]3.OA.2 Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a number of shares or a number of groups can be expressed as 56 ÷ 8.

This is so badly written.  It's laughable.[/quote]

What's badly-written about it? If you were the editor, what would you do to make it better?[/quote]

It's badly written because no one can agree what it means.[/quote]

How do you know that no one can agree what it means?[/quote]

For one thing, there's not a lot agreement when we plan lessons in meetings.  Also, different testing materials test the standards in varied ways.  Textbooks also have various interpretations of what the standards mean.[/quote]

But different testing materials are going to test the standards in varied ways. That's because there are varied ways to test the standards.

It seems clear to me that the standard expects students to be able to explain that if you divide 56 objects into 8 groups, each group will include 7 objects, and that if you divide 56 objects into groups of 8 objects each, there will be 7 groups.[/quote]

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