Learning Assessment Strategies
Field Study
EPISODE
5
BUILD ME UP
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My Target
At the end of this activity, you will be
skilful in designing product-oriented performance assessment.
Your Task
Design a product-oriented performance
assessment by going through the process through the following steps:
1. Visit a class and identify product-oriented
activities.
2. Choose one product-oriented activity and
study the process.
3. Design a performance assessment plan for the
product-oriented activity you have chosen.
4. Develop a portfolio of your assessment plan.
5. Reflect on your experience.
OBSERVATION NOTES
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Name of the
School Observed:
School
Address:
Date
Visited: March 03,10, 2015
Grade/Year
Level:9- Patience
Subject
Area: Electronics
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Describe in bullets the product-oriented activity you
observe.
· In this activity the students will now use
their knowledge in the series and parallel circuit.
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The students
with their groups will produce their own diagram using series and parallel
circuit.
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With the diagram
they have produce they will build a small house using any recycled materials
they want.
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After building a
house they should put some lights on it using the diagram they have made.
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After the
project has done they will explain their work in front of their classmates.
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The project made
by the students will be graded according to their work, the effectiveness and
the explanation of the group.
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MY PLAN
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Learning
Objectives:
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To build a
small house using any recycled materials andput some lights on it using the
diagram of series and parallel circuit.
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Promote
socialization and active participation within the students.
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General
Product-oriented performance Task:
· To build a
small house using the diagram of series and parallel circuit.
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Target Skills:
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To develop the
creativity of the students.
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To enhance their
knowledge in using the series and parallel circuit.
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Learning Activities (Specific tasks):
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The learning
activity that the students must accomplish is to build a small house with
series and parallel circuit.
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The layout of
the final product must be presentable, organize and well explained.
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Assessment
Tasks:
The
making of the product will be evaluated through the following criteria:
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NOTES ON MY PRODUCT-ORIENTED ASSESSMENT PLAN
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Name
of the School Observed: Isabela National High School
School
Address:Claravall St. San Vicente City of Ilagan, Isabela
Date
Visited: March 03,10, 2015
Grade/Year
Level: 9- Patience
Subject
Area: Electronics
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What
are the best features of my product-oriented performance assessment design?
The best feature of my product-oriented
performance assessment design is that the activity of the students is align
in the teachers learning objective and target. The activity is not only to
enhance the students mind in learning the subject but they are being enhance
with their skills.
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What
specific conditions are necessary for a successful use of my product-oriented
performance assessment design?
The specific
conditions that are necessary for a successful use of my product oriented
performance assessment design is that the teacher should have his specific
objective on why he is teaching his lesson. The learning objectives should be
known by the students.
In giving such activity to the
students the teacher should discuss his topic well and give the student a
clear and understandable instructions and directions so that the students
will know what are their specific task to do.
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What
basic points should the user of this design consider?
The basic points to consider in this design
is the materials to be needed in the activity. The teacher should check
the materials of his students so that they will determine if they miss
something.
The teacher should give attention and
guidance to his students so that they will not be misled on the activity that
they are doing. And considering also the differences of the students in their
acquired skill.
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Analysis
1. Do you think your originally design
product-oriented performance assessment can appropriately assess the teacher’s
learning objective? Why? Why not?
Yes, because the instruction was explain
clearly and the procedures are discussed thoroughly.
As a teacher we should have our objectives in
teaching our subjects, and this objective should be discussed to the students
so that they know what their specific tasks to be obtained are. Teacher should
always remember that a learning target should know and can do, and the criteria
for judging students’ performance. As a teacher also you need to determine if
the targets or objective you have are at the right level of difficulty to motivate
the students.
2. Why do teachers need to give attention to the
students’ product-oriented tasks? Why do they need to assess them?
Product oriented task needed more
attention of the teacher because we provide realistic contexts that can make
problems more engaging for students, and it will help us evaluate whether our
students understand the given lesson and instructions. Students should be given
attention in this task because this requires students to employ multiple levels
of behaviour from the cognitive, motor and from the other domains. As a
learning target, each product needs to be clearly described in some detail so
that there is no misunderstanding, about what students are required to do.
3. In what conditions can the product-oriented performance
assessment be need more appropriately?
In using the product-oriented performance task the product-oriented method should be justifiable match for the targeted content, behaviours and conditions in the domain. The directions must be clearly define the product expected of students. And in scoring our students we must accompany it with set of rubrics. In this assessment we should involve direct examination of our students’ ability to use their knowledge that is likened to what is encountered in real-life setting. In this assessment you should let your students lean by themselves and let them expressed their self and the ability or skills they have.
Reflections
Write your reflection of thoughts, feelings,
personal learning strategies, insights or new understanding from your
experience in using authentic assessment. Then share your reflection with your
FS teacher and classmates. Also draw some insights from your classmates’
sharing.
After answering all the questions in this
field study I realized that as a future teacher we should be more observant and
give more attention to our pupils/students because all of them have a different
characteristics and capabilities that we should enhance through the use of
different methods, strategies and assessment tools. Also, after answering this
field study I understand how a teacher should be in dealing his/her pupils. And
through this I have learned many things that I can use when I am already in the
field of teaching. That in giving assessment is a task that we need to think
and examine carefully and we should based it on the learners and the learning
objectives for it to be successfully done.
After answering all the questions in this field study I
have realized the importance of assessing the students appropriately. In
assessing our students we should give them the attention they need because we
are dealing with different students with different characteristics and skills.
As a teacher we should give or provide equal opportunities to our students in learning.
As a teacher we should require our students to do some performance or project
for them to be able to express their self and enhance the skills they have. And
also after answering this field study I understand how the teacher affect each
of the students and how to deal with our students properly and effectively,
with the use of different methods, strategies and assessment tools we will be
able to examine our students well.
A good teacher engage his students to more authentic or real-life learning
because I believed that “ experienced is the best teacher”.
