Tag Archives: Assessment

Standardized Testing

Self Evaluation It is somewhat challenging to write about instruction since we spent most of the week in standardized testing. Each spring, we administer the SATs at my school. We spent the week testing Bible, English, math, reading, science, social … Continue reading

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Response for 12/13

Consider your experiences with assessment as a student and reflect upon the extent to which you felt the assessment was worthwhile and fair. Be as specific as you can about the type of evaluation, its intended purposes, and the strategies … Continue reading

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Standard S meta-reflection

Teacher-Based Evidence General Questions Key Question – How do you know that your instruction is developmentally appropriate?  Instruction is developmentally appropriate when the student is neither bored nor frustrated. Effective teachers present a curriculum that is challenging yet intellectually accessible … Continue reading

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Weekly Review 8/01/09

Classroom management is the emphasis of EDU 6130. I learned that management styles vary greatly. A system of rules, rewards, and punishments (behaviorism) was the recommendation of Canter and Jones. Albert, Gordon, Mendler, and Glasser advocated forming contracts with students … Continue reading

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