maletta_journal3

Michelle Maletta EDC 452 Assessment Journal 3 Context and Structure: During this observation I looked at an observation assessment. As with writing each morning the students in my class do a math review. This review consists of five problems. They are a combination of; clocks and time, addition, subtraction, and money. As the kids are working on these problems my cooperating teacher and I walk around and help the students with any questions they might have. When they have completed their work, it is collected to be checked. Implementation and Results: After the work has been collected one of the two of us goes over the problems of the day on the board at the front of the room as a whole class. As there is only one worksheet that has all of the problems for the week, after the initial review students have another chance to look over their work from the previous day the following morning. The result of this morning work helps my cooperating teacher when it comes time to analyze math for quarterly report cards. She looks at their work for; understanding of the concepts, accuracy in computation, as well as understanding of basic math facts. Along with using these daily problems for report cards my cooperating teacher also uses them as an individual-check-in for each of her students. As she reviews them she can quickly see progress or lack there of from each of her students. This in return also helps her to adjust her teaching to the needs of her kids. Reflection: Reflecting back on this assessment I think that it is helpful as I see how it works within my second grade classroom. As I mentioned above the fact that my cooperating teacher is able to quickly do a daily review for each kid is a fantastic advantage both for her and the kids. In terms of teaching she is able to adjust the focus based on need and for the kids their individual struggles are recognized. Furthermore I think the fact that students see similar problems over a long period of time makes this assessment very reliable. The results seen on their report cards reflect a collection of their work over a long period of time rather than one short test that can skew true ability levels. All in all I feel that a daily review is helpful for both learning and teaching and I strongly support this observation style of assessment.