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Bell Work Narrative Analysis

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Formative Assessment One: Bell Work Throughout this unit I used my bell work as a type of formative assessment. Each class period students come in and record the answer to a question written on the board; they use one sheet of paper per week so by the end of the week they have a sheet of paper with the key ideas from every class. This question always reviews the largest idea covered in the class before so it serves as both a review and a way for me to gauge the level of understanding throughout my students. The bell work process goes as follows: students come into class and get out their supplies, once the bell rings I settle the class down and read the question out loud, students call out the answers, then I repeat the correct answer several times …show more content…

This oral quiz was over vocabulary from chapter 8 and section 9.1. I had students put everything away except for a single sheet of paper and their writing utensil. I then read through the 10 questions as students answered them on their separate sheet of paper. In between each question I would pause until the vast majority of students’ eyes where back on me to allow for time for students to answer and I would repeat each question several times before moving on. Once the quiz was finished I had students grade their own quizzes with a different colored pen/pencil. This way students knew immediately what they did or didn’t know and it speeds the grading process up on my end substantially. If several students missed a question I would review the information several times throughout the following week continuously recalling it to the forefronts of their memories helping to increase retention rates. Some modifications I made to this assignment was providing a written copy of the quiz to ELL students and to students with specific IEPs. I also allowed these students additional time and had them take the quiz in a separate quieter

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