Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback

Setting Objectives

Generalizations

1. By setting instructional goals, students are able to focus on what is being taught.
2. Students should personalize learning goals set for them by teachers.  
3. Instructional goals should not be too specific.

Recommendations (for classroom practice)

1. Set learning objectives to be flexible but specific.
2. Allow students flexibility in personalizing the learning objectives or goals.
3. Communicate the learning objectives or goals to students and parents.
4. Contract with students to attain specific learning objectives or goals.

(Pitler, H et al. 2007).

 

RubiStar

Rubistar is an online ready to build rubric system.  These rubrics help teachers assess students' performance of the taught standards.    There are even some already created and saved for certain standards.  Very Cool.

Survey Monkey

This is a website that allows anyone to create a professional survey online.  I have actually had to do some surveys from this site.  They have all been educational but more of a teacher directed assessment.  I think this would work for older kids in school.

Providing Feedback

Generalizations

1. Feedback should be corrective in nature.
2. Feedback should be timely.
3. Feedback should be specific to a criterion.
4. Students can effectively provide some of their own feedback.

Recommendations

1. Use criterion-referenced feedback.
2. Focus feedback on specific types of knowledge.
3. Use student-led feedback.

(Pitler, H, et al., 2007)

I really liked the idea of using clip art as assessment for emerging readers.  I never thought of that before.  Great idea!

The suggested web resource Math Playground, is one I will have to check out.  It is described as being, "Action-packed site for K-6 students, providing engaging games that encourage students to challenge themselves (Pitler, H, et al., 2007).  I think beating their own personal score is a great way to encourage a non formal way of feedback. 

A lot of these resources are more geared towards 3-12.  Since my focus will be K-2, I am interested in seeing how these ideas can help me with feedback.  

EDUC 515 1st Class

Whew!  It was so nice to have a face-to-face discussion!  I really enjoyed learning about Kahoot-it!  I can't wait to share this site with my co-workers.  I would like to learn about more sites like Kahoot-it in future classes.  Also websites, programs, or apps that are geared more toward little people (K-2) are an interest to me.  I really enjoyed tonight's class and look forward to tomorrows.

Jess