Some of the things new with my observations are that I feel my target child and I have finally come out of our comfort zones. I am a very loud and happy person in everything I do, but when I meet people for the first time I am almost hermetic until I become comfortable and I feel like my target child and I weren't getting a real environment to observe them in. However, now that we have both reached a point where we are comfortable around each other, it makes it easier to interact with them and get a more accurate observation. Another thing that is new with my observation is I am able to discuss my target child's behavior in the classroom with the teacher because I have reacher a comfort level with her as well. At first, I was nervous to discuss anything with her because I wasn't sure if she would think my opinions were way off, but it turns out that she agrees with almost everything I observe as well. With that being said, I am not discussing my recorded observations with her, just making small talk of things we see in the classroom on a daily basis with my target child and the other students.
One thing that was problematic for me was the anxiety and sheer nervousness I had of starting this observation. Like I said, when I meet new people I become almost hermetic, so having to go in to someone's classroom that I didn't
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Two uses for them are to show whether a child is falling behind or working ahead of other students in their class. This is how a judgment would be made on whether a child would need to be in an ESE class or a gifted class in higher levels of school. By observing children with assessments, teachers and parents are better able to understand what exactly a target child's mind and body might be ready for. I think one of the main goals for assessments is more so to see if a child is falling behind whether it's behavior, curriculum or development. I feel they are often used to show delays than
Written assessment can be used to give a differentiation of questions to the learner and can be used to judge knowledge at a given level. It also provides a good paper trail. Problems could arise if the learner did not have good reading skills or was dyslexic, evidence could be lost.
|Review a range of factors that may lead to behaviors that disrupt the learning environment |
Assessments are used to track not only learner but tutor progress. Below I have documented some utilised in my everyday teaching life:
The function of assessment in learning and development is primarily to provide a measurable barometer for the students progress.
Assessments should contribute to a student’s education and learning by including students in the learning process educators are able to assist and extend students learning (SCSA, 2014).
Assessment for learning will help the learning support practitioner because it will inform us of which areas the pupils may need support with. It will give us better judgement on how to question the children and give them feedback on their work and will also show any problem areas that some less able children need to work at.
Explain why each of the following Educator strategies and/or interactions would be effective in helping the child develop responsible and appropriate behaviour?
In my point of view assessment is a testing tool by which a teacher or assessor can use to detect the outcomes of teaching, learning or assessment process with the learners by
First of all, tests help the teachers know what they need to teach better. For example, if a group of kids don’t do good on a certain portion of the test, the teacher knows what they need to explain better next time. Also teachers learn if the kid isn’t understanding something. Although others may say, isn’t that what regular tests do? The answer
Assessment is carried out to ensure that learning has taken place. This is used to measures the learner’s knowledge and skills in their chosen area of learning. Assessment can be used to encourage learners to ask questions on anything they have not understood, learners at some point will have to know that they will have to prove their knowledge and understanding to the standards of the awarding body.
This form of assessment allows me to find out children's prior learning experiences and interests and gives me an indication of where they are at, whilst children getting to have a 'voice' in what goes on in their classroom. On top of that, at the start of the term children would be able to engage in theme based lessons by inquiring them to suggest themes they'd like to study over the next half term, this gives children the power to take control of their own learning and supports children's intrinsic motivation of wanting to learn for themselves.
Assessment is often thought of as a punitive exercise. But the purpose of assessment is to ensure that students meet specific standards of progress and to rectify learning deficits before a child falls too far behind. Assessment can also identify a child's strengths as well as his or her weaknesses. As well as comparing the child's performance with his or her peers, the teacher can assess specific learning needs, learning styles, interests, aptitudes, and other critical components of the child's developing learning personality.
I observed the preschool classroom of Ms. K. Today was a smaller group, as several children are on vacation. This is a new facility and just the host teacher was in there at this time. I came into the classroom at 8:00 and left at 9:00. I spoke with the host teacher before and after the observation for feedback, which I felt was beneficial to both her and me. I observed the children during inside for 20 minutes. I observed the children during outside play for 40 minutes.
When I think of the word "assessment" it reminds me of when every four years in school I would be required to take a evaluation test because of my learning disabilities. There are many benefits of observing and assessing young children and I believe that the most important benefit is that you can intervene in a child life if you believe they need help. If we did not have the option of assessing children then more than likely a lot more children would run the risk of not being diagnose with learning disabilities and other problems that might come up. A risk with assessing young children is that you could make the wrong recommendation which in the long run could hurt the child. Some characteristics of certain assessment tools or strategies that
Assessment is a valuable tool to measure students learning and achievement. It is an essential element for teacher to reflect on what and how they teach. To assess students is to collect evidence of their learning. Teachers use the information to modify their lesson plans and adjust their instructional methods; students need feedback on their performance to concentrate on their vulnerable areas. Assessment is necessary for parents to reinforce their children strength and assist them where extra attention is required. The data collected will inform school