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Ben Stiles Education 452 Journal Entry #4

1. The context of this assessment is based on a story that the students had to read in class. They read this story individually and then were called upon to answer questions based on what happened in the story. The first had to read the story and then discuss it amongst the other students in the class. Once the students were finished with the discussion, they then had to answer questions that were based around the plot of the story that they read. The questions that they were given were given to them on a sheet of paper and they had 15 minutes to answer them to their best ability.

2. This assessment was implemented inside the classroom during the beginning part of the school day, and was given 15 minutes to be completed. The students stayed seated at their desks while completing this assignment and when they were done they handed it in and worked on other in class assignments until all students were done completing their work. The results of this assessment were well-praised. The students were able to complete the assessment in the allotted amount of time that was given and worked quietly at their desks until all the students were finished with the assessment.

3. I believe that this is a great way to assess the students about the information that was read in a book. It is forcing the students to read with a purpose knowing that they will have to reproduce the material in the book in a test form. This assessment is helping the students understand the concepts of plot, problem, solution, and characters. By being assessed in this manner, they will understand how to properly figure out the previous stated concepts in other books that they will read.