Module 4 Activity 7

The module is almost however I am at activity 7, this was very short since it was just based on assessing each group member's Activity 6- activity and rubric. It so happened that each member in my group did activity 6A which i also did so it made it easy for me to simple go through instead of having to take a read up on the criteria for 6B and 6C. The members of my group did really well, better than me I might even add; I enjoyed looking at the activities and hope that each member of the group along with the whole team keep working hard on their  assignments.

Module 4 Activity 6A

In activity 6 I had some fun creating a tool that assessed  students based on their Internet literacy skills; it was quite simple  since i am accustomed to  give my students questions to research whether to present to the class or just to find out the answer. I used my experience by placing the students into groups and create 5 simple questions from the topic data communication. the checklist I created was very simple and catered for  formative feedback. Activities like this helps students to develop their ability to research and evaluate the information they retrieve. I suggest that more activities  like this( for the students)  be done as long as they are carried out effectively. This activity  was very interesting.

Module 4 activity 5

Module 5 got off to a bad start for me, I was somewhat confused on how to proceed on this activity, however as I was given help from my colleagues I got to understand that it was simply creating an assessment tool to assess other assessment tools whether it is rubrics or checklists. This activity helped me really assess what I normally do when i create rubrics and checklists and it helped me pay attention to the criteria I place in my rubrics. After all I enjoyed this activity because now my assessment tools would be created to assess process and product and they will be more formative so my students can have a better assessment of their work. I look forward to the upcoming activity 6

Module 4, Activity 4

Previously we looked at assessment methods now in this assignment we looked at some assessment standards and which methods would be the best for gathering enough evidence. At first I did not really understand what was my objective in this activity however i got around to it and I really enjoyed this activity; maybe I didnt do enough but the that which I did it was quite useful. After this activity I must recheck my objectives and see if I am really using the write methods to assess. I read some of the members of the group's contribution and I learned a bit from that as well. very insightful activity I must say.

Module 4, activity 3

a quite  interesting and informative activity, the reading gave me  great insight on how children can be different and they dont always learn at the same level. i learned that we should cater for diversity with planning and assessment because one basic test cannot fairly assess all students at the same time, this can only happen if all students were exactly the same and learned in exactly the same ways.. planing and assessing works together in order to properly cater for our students with different learning abilities.

Module 4 activity 2

This activity was insightful, I looked at the comments from the other members of the group and realise the large amount of things I don't assess and probably should. We are so accustomed to assessing exercises and such items but things such as, participation, ability, willingness to learn, how students attempt problem solving and so forth are things that the teacher must also consider. I did gather a lot of information for my personal benefit and will use them in my teaching and learning in the future.

Module 4 Assignment 1

This assignment gave me soo much trouble, I had some technical difficulties and really had to rush to get this assignment done, i am not even sure if i did everything the way i should have but nevertheless it has been submitted and I hope for the best.  I learned a lot and was reminded of some of the things i have learned some years ago about assessment so this assignment really brought me back on track.