Hi Joseph - Thanks for your post to the forum. Your students must really enjoy having input in their own assessment. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Hi, what I like to do for the students is have them write down question from the chapter that they think is relevant and then pick questions from the questions that they turned in and give those questions on their chapter review quiz.
Hands on activities during computer classes give me a good chance to see how students are doing. By walking around and checking computer screens, I can tell if a student has learning the skill or is in need of further explanation/demonstration. When I see a few students struggling with certain steps, then I can do a review for the whole class.
Hi Kou - I also really value group work. In addition to the advantages that you cite, group work also prepares students to work in teams in their career fields. Best wishes- Susan
What I have done in the past is give mini projects to groups of students. This will assess their learning as a group and it also helps that struggling student better understand the material. If he or she does not understand something, hopefully working in a group will clear things up for him or her by asking another fellow student. Another way to assess my students are through playing games such as jeopardy. I make questions and divide the students up into groups to compete against each other. This is a good learning process as well as a good review of what has been covered in class.
help you to indentify students weaknesses and see how well they are comprehending The Subject.
Hi Steven- Thanks for your post to the forum. Giving weekly quizzes is a great practice. It gives you and your students timely feedback on how they are doing. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Hi Stewart - Thanks for your post to the forum. Your daily assessments via quizzes and discussions are excellent! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I use daily quizzes, or open discussions at the end of each class period. This allows the student's the opportunity to reflect on the subject matter covered that day, expressing their thoughts and helps me to see who may need additional help in acquiring the necessary understanding of the theory knowledge in order to apply it.
I have students take a quiz each week on their own time. The quiz covers the key topics of the chapter that we just covered. The quizzes have no time limit, the point is to make the students read the chapter to find the information.
Hi Roxanne- Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree, we need to have the testing results to tell us where our students should be placed or should receive remedial assistance. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Hi Skip- Thanks for your post to the forum. You have an impressive process for skills acquisition - thanks for sharing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I teach Graphic Design...
In the Digital Arts the foundation of the learning curve is process process process...
The learning process...
1. I show the class first (I ask them to watch a demonstration)
2. then I have them follow along - step by step...
3. then finally I ask them to recreate the same in-class project on their own...
I have found that these steps help to reinforce the process & the last step helps me to evaluate their comprehension & abilities..
If the students seem to grasp the process then we move onto the next set of conceptual & mechanical building blocks...
If the class seems overly challenged in the third step (working on their own) then we rewind and start again... If I start over I am usually applying the same concepts and process objectives but with a new set of creative assets... Same dance different dress...
In following this class structure each class moves at it's own pace... some groups move more quickly some move a bit slower... but in the end I try to move forward only when the students are ready...
I believe we should do more formative testing to ensure our students are enrolled at the correct level of learning.
I use quiz at the end of the week to see what the students have learned during that week. I divide the students into two groups and this encourages participation and working as a team player. They discuss the question amongst themselves before answering and I have found that this strategy also benefits the shy students too.
Hi David - Thanks for your post to the forum. You are wise to regularly do "check-ins" with your students doing projects! Too easily things can fall way behind..... Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I have found the use of scenarios useful to bring studients into the lesson/discussion by giving them choices of what they would do in a like situation. It also causes the entire class to think ( that a concept )
There are many. I prefer the use of reflexive journals. Sometimes open ended or sometimes with specific questions on the material and activities from the last class. It gives me not only a clear perspective of the advance and degree of acquisition of knowledge of the students But also gives them the opportunity to look at the new knowledge in a different way.
Besides homework and quizzes, I ask how students are progressng on the project nearly every class period before the due date. That gives me great feedback on how students are doing on soft skills such as making contacts and organizing their time.
I tend to pose questions to students about material just covered or material to be covered. When lecturing it is useful to identify the knowledge level of the student to ensure the material presented will achieve the desired improvement. It also helps to learn whether the student understood what was covered.
