...Classroom Assessment Techniques-One Minute Paper Kendra Strenth Samford University Classroom Assessment Techniques-One Minute Paper Classroom assessment techniques (CAT’s) are assessments conducted in the classroom to assess student learning. This type of assessment helps identify progress of the student and also identify areas that may need improvement. All types of CAT’s are to help facilitate the learning environment (Rowles, 2009). CAT’s are a formative type of assessment which involves immediate interaction between the instructor and student. They are used to assess students’ learning, attitudes, study habits, response to classroom teaching strategies and to help the instructor plan for future teaching strategies and concepts (Rowles, 2009). There are three phases to developing and using CAT’s. The first phase involves the planning phase: determining what setting it will be used in, what information will be obtained and what CAT will be used. The second phase is the actual implementation of the CAT. The final stage involves the results and responding to the CAT. The instructor should review the results and report the finding to the class and reflect on the CAT to identify if it accomplished the goal of the first phase (Rowles, 2009). I chose to evaluate the One-Minute Paper CAT. The One-Minute-Paper has been used the most and is a quick and easy way to assess classroom teaching and learning (Angelo & Cross, 1993). To use the One-Minute Paper,...
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...Pawitra C. A Critical Review of “Developing Critical Thinking and Assessment in music classrooms” As many American students have a difficulty to reach a goal of testing standard makes music teachers are required to add the reading and writing skills in their classrooms. Maria Stefanova has provided some options to solve this problem in the article called “Developing Critical Thinking and Assessment in music classrooms”. It was published in May, 2011 by American String Teacher. In the article, she presents five classroom strategies to fill the gap between music and literacy classes. The first strategy is a prior step of the class which requires teachers to survey the students about their interest and background, while the second one could be done at the end of the class as an “exit ticket”. The next two are tactics which conceal the knowledge behind the performances and inviting a musician as a guest to classroom. The last one is to ask students to record their homework constantly. The author says that “[these strategies are] not only strengthening music instruction, but also to develop active thinking and assessment tools in the music classroom” (Stefanova, 2001). Most of the strategies are agreeable, however, I have a different point of view in some issues. Maria (2011) says that it is important for teachers to know more about their students’ interest and background to help them improve their skills, especially for new students. It is better to use written form of survey...
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...Assessment and Text Evaluation in the Content Area Classroom My content area text book that I chose was an Algebra 1 textbook. Algebra 1 is usually taken in either the 8th or 9th grade. To get estimated grade level I used Fry's Readability Formula. To get this estimation, I randomly selected three passages from the textbook of one hundred words each. For each section of one hundred words, I counted the number of sentences and the number of syllables. For the first one hundred word sample, the number of sentences was roughly 4.9 with 180 syllables, the second sample was roughly 3 sentences with 131 syllables, and the last sample was roughly 5.3 sentences with 156 syllables. This averages out to roughly 4.4 sentences with 155.67 syllables. According to the Fry's Readability Formula, this textbook was estimated to be between the 10th and 11th grade reading level, which is a little bit higher than it should be. After determining the reading level of the Algebra 1 textbook, I then took another passage, from the same textbook, and performed a cloze procedure. To do this, I took another random one hundred word sample and deleted a random word from the second sentence and from there after deleted every five words. The test was then given to two different students. Here is the cloze test I created: Cloze Test: The process of designing an experiment begins with determining what type of data is needed and how it should be obtained. The best way to test a _______ would...
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...SDENG3J – ASSIGNMENT 1 SAMEERA MANJOO 45909385 QUESTION A English in my school environment is used as a home language to 40% of the students in my classroom and as a first language to the remaining majority. The school is well resourced with textbooks, chalkboards, projectors and also writing books as materials and every student has a desk and chair to sit on during the school day. The school accommodates for students with the playground as well, they have a volleyball, basketball, and soccer and tennis court. All buildings of the school are well maintained and kept very clean, this allows for a comfortable learning environment. Each block of classrooms also has security guards that are visible to all students at all times providing a secure and safe schooling environment for students. The school is based on a diverse society, multi-racial students with different traditions and beliefs. This allows for students to intermingle with students that share a different value or trait, allowing for all students to see equality in our rainbow nation, South Africa. QUESTION B Social media applications have rules our youth for the past ten to twelve years. MXit is still one of the major applications used by majority of the students, as stipulated in the articles, “MXit also appeals to young people from poorer communities due to its low cost...”. The students in my Grade Ten classes come from the lower socioeconomic background. Students will be interested in...
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...Technology in the Classroom Proposal If a department or teacher has an interest in upgradin their classroom, completing the Technology in the Classroom Proposal could provide any or all of the following: 1) 2) Funds to upgrade the classroom itself (electrical, lig ting, screens, boards) Funds to install/upgrade the teaching technology in the room or provide portable carts to be shared between classrooms To help ensure that the equipment requested be supported and maintained and teachers be trained in the use and implementation of their requested equipment, they need to complete the following form and also commit to will gly participate in whatever training deemed necessary for the full implementation of the equipment. 1. Project Title: 2. Summary of the Project Proposal (3 or 4 sentences). 3. List of Teachers/Classrooms Involved: 4. Relevance to the District Curriculum and Other Rationale: 5. Technology Equipment Necessary to Complete the Project in all Classrooms. List each classroom separately. 6. Technology Training Needs/Assessment: Based on your proposal, what kinds of training will you or your group need to implement the technology equipment effectively with your students in the classrooms. 1) How do you see the training taking place? 2) When and where should the training be done and how will your you or your group commit to attending that train- ing? 3) How will an assessment of the outcome of the training take place? This request...
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...Tips for Writing Questionnaire Items Office of Educational Assessment Last Updated: October 2006 This handout is provided by the UW Office of Educational Assessment (OEA) as a resource for WebQ workshop attendees who want some basic tips for writing questionnaire items. It does not address broader aspects of survey and research design, but additional resources can be found on our web site: http://www.washington.edu/oea. OEA also provides a variety of consulting and research support services; please feel free to contact us if you are interested in assistance with a research, assessment, or evaluation project (baytam@u.washington.edu, 206‐543‐5190). TIP 1: BE RELEVANT Before starting your survey, you should specify one or several over‐arching questions you wish to address (i.e., research questions or evaluation questions). Your questionnaire items should be focused around these questions. Different Domains of Questions: Behavior, Beliefs, and Evaluation Does providing optional, online practice quizzes help students learn the material in my course? Behavior Of the ten optional online practice quizzes, how many did you complete? Completing the online practice quizzes helped me learn the material in this course. How satisfied were you with the online quizzes? 0 1–2 3– 5 6–7 8– 9 10 Beliefs Strongly Disagree Extremely Dissatisfied Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Extremely Satisfied Evaluation Somewhat Dissatisfied Somewhat Satisfied ...
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...Reflection While completing my observing and participation hours I got the chance to observe and participate in three different classes. The first classroom I had the chance to be a part of was Mr. Ruttlers classroom. Mr. Ruttlers classroom was children of seventh and eighth grade. The students in the classroom had moderate disability, majority of the students had autism or ADHD. The second classroom I was able to observe and participate was in Ms.Barberro classroom. Ms.Barberro classroom was students of the third and fourth grade. The students of this classroom also had moderate disabilities, the students disabilities range from students with speech issues, down syndrome, blindness, and ADHD. In the third classroom I got to observe and participate in was Ms. Cucci class. Ms. Cucci classroom was children of kindergarten and the first grade. The students in Ms Cucci classroom had severe disabilities, the disabilities range from students with Cerebral Palsy, ADHD, autism, and down syndrome. All of these students in this classroom have emotional or behavioral issues. Being in these classrooms made me realize how quickly the classroom atmosphere can change for each student and how quickly the lesson plan can change if a student is not understanding. After being able to observe and participate in three different classrooms with different grades and different disabilities, I was able to see many different modifications and accommodations. In Mr. Ruttler’s room their were many...
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...DISA Field Security Operations Division ~ COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT ~ ACAS - Assured Compliance Assessment Solution – Course #042 11 - 14 Dec 2012 DISA Field Security Operations (FSO) will be sponsoring this training course. CLASSROOM LOCATION: TBD Students should bring to class: * ink pen / pencil * highlighter * notepad COURSE DESCRIPTION: The ACAS instructor-led classroom training course will focus on how to use the ACAS system tool suite, including the SecurityCenter console, Nessus Vulnerability Scanner (Nessus(r)), the Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS), the 3D Tool, and the X-Tool. The classroom training will be taught by HP instructors using training materials customized to align with the ACAS system. Students will be required to take an end-of-course certification exam and will receive a certificate of completion. This four-day foundational course will provide ACAS SecurityCenter users with the skills and knowledge necessary to discover and report relevant security information using the ACAS system products. Participants will learn the building blocks of SecurityCenter management, evaluate role-based responsibilities within a security organization, organize systems and network segments into logical groups, perform tasks to monitor system security and compliance, and customize reports to detail findings. Participants will also learn to initiate active scans, evaluate vulnerabilities, and monitor system compliance. 1. Students...
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...critical thinking skills which are imperative to the success of the student’s future. That is why in my opinion, it is imperative that we integrate technology in the classrooms successfully. There are so many different technologies that can be used for many different things in the classroom to help enhance the learning experience such as smart boards, digital media, computers, dvd’s , tutorials, apps, and the web just to name a few. However, to integrate these tools into the curriculum successfully, so that the students can get the best experience possible, I need to be properly trained. “There is growing interest in the integration of technology into the classroom. A range of initiatives have been launched to develop in service teacher training process that will strengthen this integration.” (Guzman,A.; Nussbaum, M. 2009) “Billions of dollars have been spent to bring computer technology into k-16 classrooms, since 1999, congress has devoted over $275 million to the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to use Technology program. States and local districts have spent tax dollars to wire schools for internet access and to conduct summer computer technology academies for teachers.” (Royer, R, 2002) I must learn how to “align lessons with content standards, familiarize myself with the technology before using it in the classroom, prepare...
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...and for academic purposes only. Personal Data: Name: _________________________________ Age _________________________ Status ___________ Course_______________________ Major ______________________________ Length of Service _______________________________________________________ Direction: check the column opposite each item according to your honest assessment of the effectiveness of the classroom management practices. Please answer all items. Weight Verbal Interpretation 1 Very Effective 2 Effective 3 Not effective A. Teaching Management | VE | E | NE | 1. Plans daily lesson well. | | | | 2. Has adequate knowledge of the subject matter. | | | | 3. Creative in using of instructional materials and resources. | | | | 4. Encourages pupils to think and express themselves. | | | | 5. Has a good command of all language of instructions. | | | | B. Classroom Discipline Practices | | | | 1. Sees to it that courtesy and silence are observed in class. | | | | 2. Checks the attendance before each period and requires admission slip from any student who has been absent or late. | | | | 3. Requires students to respect the seating arrangements fixed by teacher adviser, placing the students in so...
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...Title Assessing the Validity of Varying Points of View Assessment A, Part 1: Assessing the Validity of Statements in a Discussion Online education is not as effective as a traditional classroom Reasonable Unreasonable Getting a degree online gives you much more flexibility in terms of when you take classes Reasonable Unreasonable You can’t learn as much online as in a normal classroom Reasonable Unreasonable You get better personalization and interaction online than with a traditional class Reasonable Unreasonable An online degree will never earn you the same salary as a traditional degree Reasonable Unreasonable If you have the drive, you can get just as much out of the online education as you can from a normal classroom Reasonable Unreasonable Assessment A, Part 2: Assessing the Validity of Statements in a Discussion For those statements in Part 1 that you determined to be unreasonable, explain your reasoning. Explain why 'Online education is not as effective as a traditional classroom' is unreasonable: Both "Online and Traditional Classrooms" are held to the same standards if they are both accrediting education faculties. The methods that are used may be different the same level of education is achieved. The real key here for any school to be effective is the student. The work they put in schooling will reflect no matter if online or traditional. Explain why 'You...
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...Post Graduate Diploma in Management Faculty | Dr. M.V. Anuradha | Year/Term | Term-3/2016 | Course Name | Groups in Organizations | No. of Credits | 3 | No of Contact Hours | 30 | Duration | 90 mins. | Email: anuradha.m@greatlakes.edu.in Phone: 044- 30809088 Course Objectives and Key Takeaways The previous course on Organizational Behavior focused on individuals within organizations and the aspects of their behavior that would be relevant for a manager. This course moves a step further and looks at the group and organizational level dimensions of organizational behavior. Work most often than not involves interactions between two or more people. It also implies that these interactions need to be managed for effective functioning of organizations. This course covers important sociological and psychological theories explaining group behavior and leadership, their implications for teams within organizations. We will also discuss some crucial aspects of organizational structure, culture and managing organizational change effectively. At the end of the course the students will be able to: * Understand the dynamics underlying group and team behavior within organizations and therefore be better equipped to deal with interpersonal dynamics at the workplace * Expose students to the concept of leadership and its relevance at the workplace * Understand and appreciate the complexities of the organizational context-...
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...INTRODUCTION I attended a second grade class at Hunt Elementary on February 22, 2008; the class began promptly at 0855. There are 26 children in this second grade class. There are 15 male students and 11 female students. The student diversity is 2 Hispanics, 1 African-American, 1 East Indian, and 1 New Zealander (White but with an extreme accent). Three children were left-handed. OVERVIEW Two days a week in the morning, the children participate in a reading and writing block called “literacy and writing workshop.” The classroom is organized into five different levels with one group having one extra person; the levels are based on scoring of reading assessments. The groups are rotated so that each may spend 15 minutes cycles with either the teacher or Para-educator. The groups not with an instructor were to work on the “Daily-5” (explanation later) until their scheduled lesson. After the students finish their lesson, they are to fill the remainder of the workshop time working on “Daily-5.” This workshop is part of a regular routine. The students understand that after a reading a story with the teacher, they are verbally given a writing assignment. The assignment is usually to write a five sentence paragraph and color a picture related to the reading. READING ASSIGNMENT I observed Mrs. Guimond begin at 0915 with a group of five boys. It is a reading group that struggles with pronunciation and comprehension. The group individually takes turns reading a paragraph...
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...Assessment strategy is the process and policy used by the university to evaluate the skills and knowledge of the student. The purpose for assessment is to measure the performance of student in different skills, encourage further learning amongst students and award qualification or credits. The method or strategies used in assessing students. Group work; in every unit we are enrolled, we have been divided into groups; haven come from different cultural background and have different communication style most of us find it very difficult understanding what some of our group members are saying. Lecturers want us to solve a given problem by analysing and evaluating our findings. This is a great challenge because we had different educational backgrounds, entirely different from what is been practice in the UK. Report writing: report writing is one of the strategies in which assessment is been carried out for student. The format being used in the UK is different from the format used back in my country. We were given guidelines to write reports from the day of our induction and strict emphasis on plagiarism which was particularly shocking to me. I have never thought of it that it is a crime for me to write out the words of others without crediting source of materials till the day of my induction. The first word that came out of my mouth was “then why did they write the books”. There after the tutor said “proper referencing must be done in any of your work using the Harvard referencing...
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...Interview Paula Widell Grand Canyon University SPE 522 February 26, 2014 As educators we may address many problems in the classroom. Some of these problems can be altered or modified. In an interview done with a special education teacher who specializes in blind and visually impaired along with the deaf, speaks about how PBS or Positive Behavior Supports help her keep her children and class in control. The ratio of the class is 6:1:2, six students, one teacher and two assistants. “Research in the field of PBS has fostered a greater awareness among professional toward furthering their understanding of the relationship between distant setting events (i.e., physical, social, and environmental variables that serve to establish operations or “set the stage”) and antecedents (i.e., events that trigger behavior) and problematic behavior” (Wheeler and Richey, 2014). Her school does have a PBS system in place and since most of the students in the building are blind or severely visually impaired, they use task sort of system to keep the students on track and focus. Jenifer says “We tell the students first you do this then you do this, or if you do this first you can do this after, sort of a rewards system of you will” (J. Kaplan, personal communication, February 24, 2014). She has a daily schedule up in her classroom and she also uses tangible cues and pictures to remind her students of what expected of them during the day. These cues she says “reminds them of...
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