Self Reflection Ch. 9

Jenny Anne Dayrit

Self – Assessment Ch. 9 – Portfolio Assessment

Classroom Assessment: What Teachers Need to Know

ED 450: Assessment and Evaluation - Ms. Soledad Camacho

November 26, 2012

SELF – REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1.       What did you want the class to learn from your teach back presentation

a.       I wanted the class to learn how to use portfolios as an instructional tool as well as a form of assessment. As I have learned from my practicum teachers, they teach children as young as 5 – 6 years old about portfolios. The children may learn just the basics and teachers may need to assist children at this age more than those who are older and are capable of forming sentences  or reflections on their own. As my cooperating teachers have told me time and time again, portfolios are an important part of teaching because it shows exactly what the students have learned. When people (principal, parents, colleagues, administration) come into your classroom and ask about how are children doing/learning, we should be able to show a compilation of student work to show exactly what children have been doing and to see the progress they’ve accomplished over the course of time they’ve been with you.

2.       How did you assess the way they learned?

a.       I used the wonder wall to assess exactly what they’ve gotten out of the presentation. As I read their knowledge/questions that my peers have posted, we as a class addressed all the questions. If we had more time, I would have gone through what they’ve written under knowledge to recap on what it is we talked about.

3.       I am proudest of these components of my teach back presentation:

a.       The activities. Although they took too much time to actually complete, I feel that students really enjoyed. As we say in Early Childhood, Learning should be fun for the children, if they aren’t having fun, they’re not learning. I am also glad we got to cover questions that learners may have had.

4.       I can improve my teaching in the following ways:

a.       Timing things more effectively. There are so many things that we can do, there just isn’t enough time in the day to actually go through with it. I could also have improved more on the explanations, I felt as if I were rushed (because of time) to get the message across. As long as the learners got the point, I wanted to move on as quickly… maybe not all learners are quick to absorb information (should have been considered)…

5.       Ideas to contemplate?

a.       Find a way to explain activities in a simpler manner

b.      Find a way to manage time more effectively

6.       Why was it important to study this chapter?

a.       Through portfolios, we can see that assessment and instruction should NOT be separated. It stated so in the beginning of the chapter. The reason why most of us are taking ED 370: Integrated Planning and Programs concurrently with ED 450: Assessment and Evaluation is because they go hand in hand. We plan, teach, then we assess… or we assess, plan, and then we teach. That’s how the process is supposed to be. They should intertwine and therefore makes more sense when you’re creating a lesson on what you should be looking out for.

b.      The purposes of portfolios are to document students’ progress, showcase their work, and evaluate students’ status. This was probably the most key idea that learners should know about portfolios. Also that portfolios shouldn’t always show what is best… it should show what the students have done… and how they’ve improved from there.