Journal Post #11
Chapter 11
Learning Outcome
Describe the use of assessment in schools.
Performance
evaluation assesses work completed rather than tests taken and includes
students writing, individual and group projects, homework, individual
presentations, and performances, open book exams, student self-assessments, and
teacher observations.
Modern technology
offers educators a variety of new tools that can be used in the classroom.
Technology can help teachers track and assess their students' as well as their
own performance in the classroom. It can also be used to facilitate communication
between students and teachers and to create digital records of student growth
and development that can easily be passed along from grade to grade.
Digital Dialog
How might an incorrect
answer become a positive strategy for teaching or reviewing material without embarrassing
anyone who chose a wrong answer?
When students answer incorrectly,
praise the student for his/her risk-taking. Some teachers feel that motivating students is really not one
of their job responsibilities. However, whether they like it or not, students
are expecting and collecting feedback from their instructors. Teachers need to
be very aware of impact that their verbal comments and nonverbal body language
have on their students' motivation level. Below are some tips for being a
motivator and not a demotivator.
The process of
motivation stems from stimulation, which in turn is followed by an emotional
reaction that leads to a specific behavioral response. In the classroom, if a
student's behavior is regarded as desirable and is rewarded, the positive
reinforcement stimulates the student to repeat the desirable behavior. If a
student's behavior is regarded as undesirable and the individual receives a
response with a negative undertone, demotivation results. Furthermore, anxiety
and frustration often result if behavior thought to be positive does not lead
to proper recognition, reinforcement and reward.
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Summary
A
standard based digital portfolio serves as a way for new teacher candidates to
connect work done in the classroom to the specific professional teaching standard
they are required to meet in order to earn a teaching license.
Some
advantages to a digital portfolio are: easy access, readymade portability,
creative information displays, and sharing information with a wider educational
community. On the other hand, the disadvantages can include: the need for
technical knowledge, ongoing support, and computer access.
Involving students in the process of performance evaluation
builds partnership for learning a concept supported by advocates for democratic
schools and classrooms.
Hopefully, with the increase in technology (and appropriate skill/knowledge), the digital portfolio will become a more prevalent type used as its advantages appear to outweigh the disadvantages. One key piece in either version, though, is to include reflection about why a certain document was selected or when reviewing the growth from one year to the next.
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