Hi everybody,
Reading through “Knowledge in action: The promise of Project-Based Learning” by Helde Spruck Wrigley. I don’t know what I did, but certainly learned the following on BPL; Project based learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real world problems and challenges. With this type of active and engaged learning, students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subject they are studying.
Assessment has been an integral part of the education system since it was introduced as on-going assessment in the primary school in 1986 in our country. Today assessment of each student’s performance is a central concern from teachers to use a wider variety of assessment techniques rather than the simple assessment of techniques using paper and pencil test only. Assessments are carried not only to give grades, teachers’ role is crucial if assessment is to be effective. It is said that a teacher is the best person to judge the quality of performance of his or her pupil. The way the teacher observes, guides, evaluates and provide feedback, influences the way pupil learn, grow and develop into mature adults.
From here and there I managed to create my own webquest, in the process of creating I learned a lot and wish I could just implement it right now. It is not necessary to have internet for webquest we can do it with MS Word. Following the instruction I am still trying to create one for my children because it is essential for school like ours.
Webquest engaged children, built teamwork, and motivate them. Not only this, I quote, “When predictions are made about life and work for the coming decades, there are a few points on which there is nearly universal agreement:
• Tomorrow's workers will need to be able to work in teams.
• Individuals will move through several careers in the course of a lifetime.
• The issues facing citizens will become more and more complex, and societal problems will resist easy fixes or black-and-white categorization.
• The amount of information available to everyone will grow at an accelerating pace; much of it will come directly from a growing number of sources without filtering or verification.
References ; 1. http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/index_sub1.html
Thanks
Jigme Norbu
Hi Jigme!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your weekly posts, they all include nice summaries of what we have done so far. I just want to add to your conclusion that alternative assessment tools help teachers as well!
Best Regards!
Khaled, Tunisia.
Hi Jigme,
ReplyDeleteAs you state in your week 5 blog, using alternative assessment tools like rubrics, is important not only because students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subject they are studying.In fact, paper and pencil tests musn´t be the only way for teachers to asses their students. What really counts is the way they can observe, guide, evaluate, and provide feedback. Only then, students can learn, grow and develop into mature and successful adults.
Warm regards,
Loli Paredes
Hi, Jigme
ReplyDeleteWhen you think in your sons and their future. You can think in the future of your pupils. We must give all tools, in order to develop the four skills in the teaching-learning English and to get meaningful learning even in other subjects.
They must observe, guide, give all tools and notice if the students learn or not, with assessment and rubrics and give feedback.
In my case. I don't continue if the students have not learned specific topic or point of grammar.
Finally, we will get mature, successful and happy adults.
The Best
Zoila
Ecuador
Hi Jigme
ReplyDeleteYou made many good points here. One thing you say is so important, I feel, and have been thinking about lately:
"The amount of information available to everyone will grow at an accelerating pace; much of it will come directly from a growing number of sources without filtering or verification."
That is, access to information is becoming "cheap." But knowing how to sort through, evaluate, synthesize and use that information is what will be more and more valuable to people in the future.
Robert