Take a few minutes to reviewChapter 14of Educational Psychology.Identify the sentence from the chapter that seems to resonate most with you.Quote that sentence as your response (with the page number).NO commentary; just quote the sentence.
Measurement is quantitative. Measurement also allows a teacher to compare one student's performance on a particular task with either a specific standard or the performances of other students on the same task. (p. 494)
Should a student's grade reflect the student's status in comparison with the rest of the class, or should the grade reflect the amount of material learned and how well it has been learned? (Pg.513)
Some level of failure may be helpful for most students, especially if teachers help the students see connections between hard work and improvement. (pg. 515)
"Like a potter looking at a lump of clay, a student facing a difficult problem must experiment, observe, redo, imagine, and test solutions, apply both basic skills and inventive techniques, make interpretations, decide how to communicate results to the intended audience, and often accept criticism and improve the initial solution." (pg. 505)
Not all the decisions made by teachers involve measurement... Some information is difficult to express numerically: student preferences, discussion with families, previous experiences, even intuition. More than asked for but felt relevent. pg 494
Traditional tests are a poor basis for classroom assessment. p.504
ReplyDeleteMeasurement is quantitative. Measurement also allows a teacher to compare one student's performance on a particular task with either a specific standard or the performances of other students on the same task. (p. 494)
ReplyDelete“And when you think about it, how can you separate culture from cognition?” (p. 499)
ReplyDeleteShould a student's grade reflect the student's status in comparison with the rest of the class, or should the grade reflect the amount of material learned and how well it has been learned? (Pg.513)
ReplyDeleteThe best way to measure some learning objectives is to ask students to CREATE answers on their own; essay questions are one way.(caps are mine)
ReplyDeleteSome level of failure may be helpful for most students, especially if teachers help the students see connections between hard work and improvement. (pg. 515)
ReplyDelete"Like a potter looking at a lump of clay, a student facing a difficult problem must experiment, observe, redo, imagine, and test solutions, apply both basic skills and inventive techniques, make interpretations, decide how to communicate results to the intended audience, and often accept criticism and improve the initial solution." (pg. 505)
ReplyDeleteNo number or letter grade conveys the totality of a student's experience in a class or course.
ReplyDelete(pg.516)
Not all the decisions made by teachers involve measurement... Some information is difficult to express numerically: student preferences, discussion with families, previous experiences, even intuition. More than asked for but felt relevent. pg 494
ReplyDelete"It is time for educators to replace easy success with challenge." (pg. 515)
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