My First Year Student Assessment

Review of a Year 12 Major Examination Paper – 2015 HSC, Stage 6, Studies of Religion 1 Unit Exam - http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/2015/exams/2015-hsc-sor-1.pdf

Four college friends─ Nancy, Kim, Joelle and Teresa─ who have not seen each other for several years are at their 10 year college reunion. As they are sitting at a table during a reception, they begin to “catch up” and discuss their lives and how they see themselves in terms of their roles, relationships, and responsibilities. Using Marcia’s and Josselson’s theories, assign an identity status and provide an explanation of why you believe each woman is in that status at this time of her life .

To briefly review my performance and skills gained this year, I worked on improving my teamwork and interpersonal skills and I gained exposure to various roles and stages of software methodologies and team development. In addition, I have gained experience observing how IT functions in the corporate environments of two different industries: Retail and Finance. I have developed a better understanding of team dynamics and I am learning how to contribute to them more effectively. Over the course of the year I worked two at client sites Meijer’s POS (Point of Sales) team as a QA tester & SME and recently as an agile tester for Comerica’s fraud Traffic team.

Taking more college units than usual as a full-time student, on top of a part time job is a challenge that I am currently going through. College became slightly more difficult when I could not immerse myself in my studies, since I had more classes to be aware of. I nearly lost my motivation to do well in community college when the demanding workload was almost unbearable. It affected my life at home since I stayed up late at night working on assignments, realizing that I still had more to work on. I became stressed when I could not take a day off, fearing that I would eventually fall behind in my studies. However, I did not want it to hinder my well-being or academic achievement, so I sought advice from a friend and a professor. Their encouraging

In my learning assessment I have learned that I am 50 percent a visual learner and 50 percent an auditory learner. This means that I need to hear and see things to be able to grasp and understand the concept. When taking notes I write down everything I hear and see, if the professor is drawing pictures on the board. This helps me to create a better understanding of the material because the first chance I get after the class I rewrite my notes and look throughout the chapter to find key words and pictures. The “What Kind of Student Are You” assessment told me I was a good student by going to class, taking good notes, and paying attention when the instructor is talking. If there is something I do not understand about the class then I

One assessment I have in mind we would always taking was the fcat. annual test given to students in grades 3-11 that measures their skills in the areas of reading, math, science and writing according to Florida's Sunshine State Standards. I wasn’t always doing great on their .I like taking the ACT better .I score better and

In seventh grade, I needed to take a math exam to determine if I could take Algebra I, a high school credit class, my eighth-grade school year. This was very significant to me because I had wanted to prepare myself for high school material. I practiced with tutors and teachers in my school my entire seventh grade year to take and pass the exam the summer before eighth grade year. May came along, and everyone who had registered for the test needed to take it. I took it, and passed it with a proficient grade.

At the beginning of this course I struggled with writing persuasive/ argumentative essays. Now I have, in my opinion, mastered writing these types of essays. Collecting and evaluating evidence of a topic and turning it into a well written paper soon became a breeze. My works cited has also improved substantially. I used to make several mistakes on my works cited that my professor would have to fix, now it is correct almost every time. A thing that has always been a struggle for me, and I believe it always will be, is meeting the page requirements that my professor is anticipating. I do not think I have ever met a page requirement throughout this whole course. I usually just write until I think my essays sounds satisfactory

Extrinsic motivations a crucial when you have a slump in your confidence. When I feel tired after working a nine hour day, come home to a dirty house and no dinner, homework is not what I want to be a priority. My husband has been supportive in helping lighten my work load to allow me to have time to finish homework. He has been the greatest cheerleader for my goal of pursuing college, and my reward for doing well is to make him proud. Showing my husband that I can do what he has already accomplished is a reward in itself, because I'm diversifying my skills and knowledge. Another extrinsic motivation is having the ability to add to a conversation when it comes to discussions regarding college education. Prior to

Students in eleventh grade are required to take an end of course assessment in social studies. Students take United States History in eleventh grade and are required to pass at least one social studies end of course assessment in order to graduate. The Standards of Learning Blueprint that lays out the structure of the end of course assessment divulges thirteen out of sixty questions on the test are based on the standards related to World War I (Virginia Department of Education, 2009). Being that this portion of the assessment is heavily weighted on the test, it is crucial that students understand concepts, but also master content and connections in regards to World War I. In order to ensure all students are able to grasp content, and make connections, it is crucial to differentiate instruction. According to Tomlinson (2008), differentiation is based upon creating a classroom in which all students are able to reach their full potential, because students work and show mastery in the learning context in which they learn best.

What motivational strategies you found more effective? I found that using different activities is the most motivating strategies which was kind of pleasure, and students were enjoying what they do.

The reaction to my peer assessment was different from what I anticipated it would be. I know I am not that star academic and or extremely physically fit, as a leader this matters. These areas matter because you are supposed to lead by example in all aspects. I was humbled after finding out my scores and having the feedback session with peers. It also touched me that my peers thought highly of me in most categories regardless of my short comings in the above-mentioned areas. I am my own worst critic and my peers had less improvement feedbacks for me than I do for myself. That was humbling for me that they are not focusing every struggle I know I have and that I am still being able to “lead” confidently in their eyes.

Student One’s assessment is reflective of many other students’ work and demonstrates similar strengths and weaknesses. For this reason, I will begin class the following day with a short mini-lesson on using language note to review the use of “刻” “半” “分”. Specifically, I will ask students to correct few sentences with the common mistakes such as “我下午六点半分看书，然后七点三刻分做作业.” And then I will emphasize that “刻” “半” “分” would never use together in a sentence. To accomplish this, I will provide the poster “中国高铁火车时刻表” to students and invite students to apply times with “刻” and “半” in the poster to demonstrate their activity, then I will model the sentence again using Student One’s content “四点三刻吃晚餐” as a guide. This will ensure that Student One is drawn into the lesson, and also help to make her feel more confident about her mastery of sentence forms. At the same time, this mini-lesson will offer her another opportunity to work on her weakness before we move on to more complex higher-order thinking. For example, I will address to her that “You should use 在+locations to describe where the action occurs, such as 我在学校吃午饭 or 我在家睡觉.” Based on her academic performance in class, I will decide if she needs a one-on-one support afterward.

Think about your own experiences with assessment. Describe a NEGATIVE experience with assessment from when you were a k-12 student. Specifically, highlight the REASONS you believe your experience was NEGATIVE based on what you have learned in this course.

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