Assessment

Terms of reference: The report is written for the assessment on APL (Approaches to Learning). This is a graded report that counts for 20 percent of the assignment .It will be read by the DEP staff and students of Heriot Watt University. Objective: To measure the buoyant force of different objects using experiment on Archimedes principle. Hypothesis: If the weight of the water displaced is less than the weight of the object, the objects will sink. Otherwise the object will float,…

He only wanted to experiment with the cars and track. Showing the materials at the beginning of the lesson and keeping them in arms reach derailed my lesson because my student decided to skip straight to the assessment portion of the lesson. In the future, I would inform my students of the materials, but not allow them physical access to them immediately. Another aspect that one of my students faced was keeping the track at a standard height. He kept on holding…

perceptions of mathematics and numeracy and how this influences and affects their teaching. Other considerations include the cultural backgrounds of students, the prevalence of dyscalculia and effective use of data collected from formal and informal assessments. Numeracy, mathematics and teaching considerations All children,…

I think I improved drastically from the formative assessment, and I learned a little bit of preparation can go a long way, especially in terms of confidence. I have never considered myself as confident or able to perform publicly, until this task. It has helped me look at things from a different perspective…

An important assumption for the structure to be operational is the acknowledgment that content area teachers have expertise in their discipline and vast knowledge about their subject, and should not be marginalized by the expectation that they become reading interventionists (Buehl, 2011; Gunning, 2018, IRA, 2012; Reed, Wexler, and Vaughn, 2012). Wendt (2013) affirmed the divide between literacy learning and content learning, and the assumption that academic learning presumes the mastery of…

attempted the iNZight Quiz. ID: 918710526 3. a. 45% in the final exam. b. The 80% is determined by the Mid semester test and the Exam. There are two options for the distribution of the percentages based on which is the highest at the end of assessments. The first is the mid semester test is worth 20% and the Exam 60% or the mid semester test is worth 10% and the exam worth 70%. 4. a. The distribution of the data is positively skewed. The data observed contains 390 variables, the lowest…

Session 1: Getting to Know Each Other Objectives: Children will get to know each other, work together to form group norms and rules, and learn more about ADHD. Description: Ice-breaker: Getting to Know Each Other Group leader asks everyone to write three things about themselves which may not be known to the rest of the group. Two are facts and one is fiction. The group then takes turns to read out the three ‘facts’ about themselves and…

“education... is a process of inviting truth and possibility, of encouraging and giving time to discovery” (2). School administrators have outlined a black-and-white scenario to assess this definition where students are judged on either their summative assessment, known as a proficiency model, or their preliminary and final exams, referred to as the growth targets model. In terms of student education, customized learning results in a student-centered and approachable atmosphere. According to Dr.…

Reflection: Week Five During my midterm evaluation, both TAP and professional related areas of development were discussed. The TAP Area of Reinforcement was identified as Teacher Knowledge of Students (TKS), and the TAP Area of Refinement was designated as Teacher Content Knowledge (TCK). Professional Areas of Reinforcement include Growing and Developing Professionally: Continued Professional Growth and the Professional Area of Reinforcement is Showing Professionalism: Fulfilling Professional…

Conditioning is strengthening an act that comes from reinforcement. It is a learning process that gives more or lessens the probability of certain behaviour as a result of effect. Operant conditioning is beneficial in shaping the students behaviour and their progress in a classroom. Operant conditioning is even effective for secondary two students as, it focuses on how one learns new behaviours by experience with effects in the surroundings. Principles of operant conditioning focus on behaviour…