matthews_09_journal_3

Emily Matthews EDC 452- Section 3 Assessment Journal #3 In the afternoon the students have a math block where they are split up into three groups and each do a math activity. Each group had either an aid or the teacher to direct the students through the activity. After a certain amount of time the groups would switch so each group did three different math activities. One group played a concentration game where the two cards they picked up had to be equal to ten or they would have to put them back and wait until their next turn. At the other group the students would split up into pairs and each pair was given ten blocks. One partner would secretly put some of the blocks in their hand and then the other student would have to guess how many blocks were in their hand based on the number of blocks still on the table. They would then write these numbers down in a chart on a worksheet. The third group would have a worksheet to do with one word problem on each side. For each problem the student would have to write out a mathematical equation, draw a picture to represent the problem and write a sentence giving the answer. These worksheets are then graded by the teacher or aid working with the group. If one of the students answered a question wrong the teacher will immediately inform the student and have them correct it. Sometimes the student will realized their mistake and correct it and other times they need some guidance to find the correct answer. For the third group the teacher usually helps the students along the process of solving the word problems. However, many of the students will do the problem on their own then the teacher will correct it. It is the same with the other worksheet, if an answer is wrong the teacher will have the student correct it immediately. I think that this process of assessment is good for the students because they know how they did on the worksheet immediately. If the worksheets were to be graded and then handed back the next day the students could have forgotten the assignment and not even realize what they did wrong. These worksheets are given to the teacher after being graded, if she did not grade them herself, and she can go over the students’ work. This type of assessment allows the teacher to see during the activity who needs the most help and how well they are doing on the assignments, such as how many answers they got right or how many needed to be corrected.

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