Chapter 11 which was titled “Engaging students in
Performance Assessment and Reflective Learning” Was a very informative and
interesting chapter.
The first thing I want to talk to you about in this chapter
would be, Democratic schools and classrooms. Democratic schools and classrooms
are places where students and teachers together make substantive decisions
about important aspects of educational operations, from the academic curriculum
to school climate and rules. Some say that if given the chance to suggest ideas
for the classroom, students will suggest immature things such as less homework
or more student socializing. I feel that letting the students to have a voice about
things in the classroom may in a sense not be the best idea but also I see it
as a good thing. If students got to be actively involved then maybe they would
enjoy school more in a sense.
The second thing I would like to touch on is Digital
portfolios and their advantages and disadvantages. A digital portfolio may
contain all of the material usually found in a paper bound portfolio, but
multimedia technologies are used to present the information. For students, a
digital portfolio becomes both a personal and public piece of writing. Advantages
of using digital portfolios are that they are accessible and portable, and
easily maintained. Also digital publications encourages new, creative
expressions of ones ideas and accomplishments, and digital portfolios offer connections
to wider educational communities through electronic communications. Disadvantages
would be that going digital would require students to know or learn to use
computers, scanners, cameras, and other tools. Also students would a need
teacher support in building a portfolio, and not everyone will view each student’s
portfolio which will lead to little to no feedback and a disappointed student.
Personally I think that a portfolio should be digital because they pros outweigh
the cons. A digital portfolio is easier to manage and are easier to access.
The third thing I would like to discuss is test assessments
and performance evaluations. The assessment of students occurs across a
spectrum of approaches. All test assessments are designed to measure successful
learning and effective teaching. Some types of performance evaluations for
students would be: student writing assignments, homework, individual presentations
and performances, open note quizzes and more. I feel that these assessments are important,
you need them to see how a student is doing and how well they listened to the
information taught in a lesson. But also its evaluating a student without giving
them a test that they will freak out about.
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Work Cited
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon
A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New
Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. lead to bad
things.
" Make Your Voice Heard: Discover Democratic Education."
YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 5 april. 2015.
It is always interesting to think about controversial ideas - the democratic school concept is definitely one of them. It is difficult to keep such a concept in balance and there will be pros and cons which ever side of the fence you choose. Hopefully, you can choose those areas that will work for you - do so purposefully, implement and evaluate. If it doesn't work, you can always modify your approach again. In fact, that's what we do as we learn and live! :)
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