Teaching and learning process embodies theoretical and practical requirements for teachers in the class. Based on a study by Cakir (2010), how can I achieve a higher level of awareness of how I teach and of the kinds of decisions I make as I teach? One way of doing these are through observing, reflecting on my own class, and giving some suggestions for my language teaching development as a way of bringing about changes, which will be discussed this reflective teaching essay. My experience in…
Context The sequence of three lessons shown in this document is developed for year 7 Mathematics classes of a state school located in the outer suburb of Brisbane. These lessons are made of engaging teaching episodes and a formative assessment, to teach operations on fractions. A part of the material used is drawn from chapter 4 of the textbook (Greenwood et al., 2016). Remaining resources are hands-on activities, to make lessons engaging, sourced out from Internet. The school, considered for…
(team working together to achieve the objective). List seven (7) ways in which Portfolio Assessments contribute to instruction. List seven (7) ways in which Rubrics help teachers. The contributions of portfolios to learning are numerous, such as: 1. Showing performance based on direct evidence of the quality of student usual work. 2. Providing flexibility in determining how students accomplish their learning goals with an authentic way of demonstrating…
Constructivism is the perspective of Epistemology which states that students learning can be constructed. It analyses the theory of the students’ knowledge and it negotiates with the brain for connectivity of the truth and justification beliefs which follows. To accomplish the constructivism theory students will be able to ask questions that will be valued by the teacher’s opinions, and explore other sources of referencing when discussing and evaluating what they have learnt. Constructivism in…
REFLECTIVE COMMENTARY (if lesson was taught) Whole Group Analysis 1. What percentage of the whole class or group met the learning target/objective. Cite specific example and/or evidence. What criteria did you use to evaluate learning? What percentage did not meet the learning target? 100% of the class met the objective defining natural resources, renewable, and non-renewable resources. They were also able to use literacy strategies to decode the new vocabulary and properly placed the words…
Suicide Risk Assessment in Adolescence: Evaluation of Two Methods Suicide is a major problem in adolescent populations across the world. According to Boege, Corpus, Schepker, and Fegert (2014), suicide is the second to third leading cause of death among those aged 15 to 17 (p.1). As it is such pervasive and deadly problem and because youth have unique perspectives, valid assessment of suicidal risk is a crucial aspect of adolescent psychiatry. Overview of Two Methods of Assessment There are…
what assessments I would choose for this assignment I first thought about selecting a variety of assessment forms. I wanted to choose both formative and summative assessments but found this more difficult than I had originally thought. Selecting summative assessments seemed easy but choosing a formative assessment was much more difficult. As I began to think more about a formative assessment that I would include, I found several models that would work. My next task was selecting assessments that…
My observer noted that my students “helped each other in the learning process”, “enjoyed the lesson”, “felt able to participate”, and weren’t “afraid to risks”. In addition to conferring with my observer prior to this lesson, I communicate regularly with my ELL students’ teachers regarding their coursework. Often these teachers mention my ELL students’ hesitancy to participate in group discussion and learning. That was not the case in the lesson that they completed with me for this…
progress and attain higher grades Week IV Improve progress and attainment across all subjects by ensuring all teachers use formative and summative assessment to plan for learning. Develop critical thinking skills and give more opportunities to learn independently. April…
teachers can encourage learning for all students through facilitating engagement and motivation, and through the strategic use of assessment. Emotional well-being is central to student learning, as it is often found that engagement and motivation hinge on student well-being. Negative emotions act to sabotage the learning process, and it is for this reason that teachers should wholeheartedly attempt to promote safety and well-being within their classrooms. Additionally, assessment is a valuable…