Which lesson design involves learners first performing a task to reveal needs, then instruction, then re-doing the task?

• A. Test-Teach-Test
• B. Learn-Apply-Reflect
• C. Explore-Explain-Check
• D. Discover-Adapt-Practice

Answer: (A)

This pattern centers on diagnosing learners’ needs through an initial performance, then guiding them with targeted instruction, and finally having them redo the task to verify mastery. That exact sequence—first attempt to perform the task, learn through instruction tailored to what the attempt revealed, then reattempt to demonstrate improvement—is why Test-Teach-Test is the best fit. It treats learning as something you can measure on the task itself, using the first attempt to pinpoint gaps and the second to confirm that those gaps have been closed.

Other sequences shift the focus away from diagnosing needs via an initial performance. Learn-Apply-Reflect starts with learning itself, not a task that reveals gaps; Explore-Explain-Check emphasizes exploration and explanation before a performance check; Discover-Adapt-Practice centers on discovery and adaptation prior to re-testing. None of these map as directly to the “perform first, teach, re-do” approach that provides immediate, task-specific evidence of learning.