Anticipating Challenges
As an Instructor of science courses having a plan B is so important as students who develop phobia to science is always challenging. Diving the class and using a pretest is always a great idea.
I am open to any other suggestions.
Glennda,
Yeah, there are always outliers. But when a whole class bombs a test, that should suggest, at least in part, perhaps the instruction may need some tweaking.
Barry Westling
While we are required to teach the curriculum, it is always best practice for assessment to drive instruction. Many college level instructors forget this concept. If the students are not being successful as a group....it is really more of a reflection on the teacher than the students....at least it is most of the time!
GETA,
Elsewhere, the tenets surrounding student centered learning are addressed in these modules. But if possible, working with students individually, and customizing student instruction so that a more personalized effort is given tents to make for direct, need-based activities.
Barry Westling
