An effective education program must have certain criteria in order to be successful. These criteria include a well-designed and implemented curriculum, effective assessment practices to evaluate student learning, and cost effectiveness in the district. These are the components of triangulation. In order for a program to be successful in a health and physical education setting different domains of learning must be met and addressed. Students should be evaluated in all three cognitive domains in order for them to receive a complete education.
A well-designed and implemented health and physical education curriculum should be designed in such a way that students are educated on a broad range of topics that are appropriate for the age group or level of skill attainment for the group. This must include topics and skills that challenge and educate in all three of the domains of learning including the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning.
Effective assessment practices are designed in order to evaluate student learning. In the health education setting this form of assessment are more traditional and have normally included tests and papers. In the classroom setting it is a little easier for this type of assessment to occur. In the physical education setting it takes a little more effort from the teacher and students in order for student learning to be evaluated. Students should be evaluated in all three domains of learning including the cognitive, affective and psychomotor. In order to accomplish these students may be evaluated through the use of assignments in or outside of the classroom with homework or projects for the cognitive domain. The learning in the affective and psychomotor can be completed through the use of teacher checklists or skill tests.
As with most other things in life an effective education program must be worth the time and money. If the assessments that are being completed in the classroom are found to be either ineffective in evaluating student learning or simply take too much of the educators time or school districts money than the program must be reevaluated.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Snapnet.org
The grade book software that I found and think will work for my curriculum is a program called snapnet.org. This software is very easy to sign up for and there is a free version on the internet. I downloaded the program and singed up for the service. The program allows you to set up the classes that you have by period, so depending on your schedule you can put your classes according to it. After setting up your classes it allows you to enter the names of each student into a data base and then enter assignments for each of your students. The software is very user friendly and allows educators to access their grade book from any where that they have internet access. I think that this can be very helpful for educators and improve how they assess their students.
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Snapnet.org
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Snapnet.org
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Marzano's Teachings
I think that it is important for all physical and health education teachers to understand that they must take a lot of time to work to develop their curriculum and corresponding assessment plan. The education department must allow the teachers the opportunity to do this so that they have the ability to effectively assess their student’s learning and performance in the classroom.
Learning that feedback is critical to showing students that you care about them and want them to succeed if it is used correctly. Feedback must reinforce positive actions and encourage students to perform better in the classroom. With the use of positive feedback students will develop a sense of empowerment and understand that they are in control of how they perform. Using the fear of failure and the thrill of working towards success I believe that students will perform well in schools. Formative and Summative assessment are forms of assessment that should be combined and used in every subject that a student is a part of.
I think the most interesting point that I learned from Marzano’s teachings was the fact that the standards are crippling educators freedom in the classroom. Yes I think that standards are great and provide guidance for instruction I also feel that they are at times very over bearing on both students and teachers.
Learning that feedback is critical to showing students that you care about them and want them to succeed if it is used correctly. Feedback must reinforce positive actions and encourage students to perform better in the classroom. With the use of positive feedback students will develop a sense of empowerment and understand that they are in control of how they perform. Using the fear of failure and the thrill of working towards success I believe that students will perform well in schools. Formative and Summative assessment are forms of assessment that should be combined and used in every subject that a student is a part of.
I think the most interesting point that I learned from Marzano’s teachings was the fact that the standards are crippling educators freedom in the classroom. Yes I think that standards are great and provide guidance for instruction I also feel that they are at times very over bearing on both students and teachers.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Group Work
Table 1: Forms to Use in Working with Teams
Forms When Used Objective
Team Assignment First Day of Class Get students together
Team Rules First Day of Class Establish rules and Protocols
Contract First Week of Class Group establishes a contract that they will be held accountable to
Accountability First Week of Class Don’t slack off in a group if you don’t perform you will fail
Team Assignments End of the 1st week Give students certain assignments do perform so every member of the group has a purpose
Team Member Assessment Middle of Assignment and End of Assignment Assess the performance and contributions of other group members
Group evaluation Middle and End of Semester Teammates will write about what worked and what did not
This table will be used for students in grades 10-12 and will consist of them coming together as a team, understanding how an efficient team performs, develop a contract that they will need to uphold in order to pass, and team and individual assessments of themselves and others performance. In my opinion students must understand that in our society many times people must work together in order to complete a task. Developing these skills in a classroom within a group of students will prepare students for their real-world experiences in their professional field. Forming students into group members should be done by both the students and the instructor. To many times students will work with their friends or people that they are familiar with in some cases this works out and people can work well with one another in other situations friends take advantage of one another and slack off. This table displays a contract and the fact that students will be held accountable for their actions will force them to either sink or swim. The grade of the students will be different that that of the group’s final project. The project should be factored in but each student should show equal contribution and the students reflections should reflect this in their work.
Forms When Used Objective
Team Assignment First Day of Class Get students together
Team Rules First Day of Class Establish rules and Protocols
Contract First Week of Class Group establishes a contract that they will be held accountable to
Accountability First Week of Class Don’t slack off in a group if you don’t perform you will fail
Team Assignments End of the 1st week Give students certain assignments do perform so every member of the group has a purpose
Team Member Assessment Middle of Assignment and End of Assignment Assess the performance and contributions of other group members
Group evaluation Middle and End of Semester Teammates will write about what worked and what did not
This table will be used for students in grades 10-12 and will consist of them coming together as a team, understanding how an efficient team performs, develop a contract that they will need to uphold in order to pass, and team and individual assessments of themselves and others performance. In my opinion students must understand that in our society many times people must work together in order to complete a task. Developing these skills in a classroom within a group of students will prepare students for their real-world experiences in their professional field. Forming students into group members should be done by both the students and the instructor. To many times students will work with their friends or people that they are familiar with in some cases this works out and people can work well with one another in other situations friends take advantage of one another and slack off. This table displays a contract and the fact that students will be held accountable for their actions will force them to either sink or swim. The grade of the students will be different that that of the group’s final project. The project should be factored in but each student should show equal contribution and the students reflections should reflect this in their work.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Numbers or Letters What does it Mean?
Dear Principal X,
My son and daughter attend your elementary school. Dominick is in the third grade and Ashley is in the second. When my paper came home on Friday of last week I read a very interesting article in the Tribune that discussed the way the students are being graded in school. I find this number system to be confusing and promotes a different set of standards for students. I am very concerned that the students are being told that as long as they show up to class and complete their work then they will receive a passing grade or better. I think that the numbers are confusing and when every other school system in America uses the letter grading system than so should we. Please help me to understand why our school district chooses to use this style of grading. I look forward to hearing from you than k you for your time.
Sincerely,
Mike
Dear Mike,
First of all I want to thank you for sending me this letter and showing such a passion for your children’s education. I think that it is very important that parents be come involved in the schooling of their children as the opportunities increase student learning and bonding experiences between children and parents. To address your concerns about the grading system that we use I think it is important to understand that the numbering system is put in place to evaluate individual student performance against the standards that have been set fourth through the state of Illinois. These numbers allow us as educators to evaluate student performance and not performance compared to other students. The number grading system is beginning to gain popularity in other school districts because of its evaluation of students grades against performance. We believe that students that receive letter grades often simply compare their grades with other students and do not understand how they have performed against the standards. Thank you for your concern and I look forward to speaking with you soon.
Sincerely,
Principal X
My son and daughter attend your elementary school. Dominick is in the third grade and Ashley is in the second. When my paper came home on Friday of last week I read a very interesting article in the Tribune that discussed the way the students are being graded in school. I find this number system to be confusing and promotes a different set of standards for students. I am very concerned that the students are being told that as long as they show up to class and complete their work then they will receive a passing grade or better. I think that the numbers are confusing and when every other school system in America uses the letter grading system than so should we. Please help me to understand why our school district chooses to use this style of grading. I look forward to hearing from you than k you for your time.
Sincerely,
Mike
Dear Mike,
First of all I want to thank you for sending me this letter and showing such a passion for your children’s education. I think that it is very important that parents be come involved in the schooling of their children as the opportunities increase student learning and bonding experiences between children and parents. To address your concerns about the grading system that we use I think it is important to understand that the numbering system is put in place to evaluate individual student performance against the standards that have been set fourth through the state of Illinois. These numbers allow us as educators to evaluate student performance and not performance compared to other students. The number grading system is beginning to gain popularity in other school districts because of its evaluation of students grades against performance. We believe that students that receive letter grades often simply compare their grades with other students and do not understand how they have performed against the standards. Thank you for your concern and I look forward to speaking with you soon.
Sincerely,
Principal X
Monday, June 1, 2009
Student Reaction
The topic of my blog discussion today is going to focus on student reactions to grades based on two different grading systems of Criterion referenced which will focus on the Angoff Method for determining cutoff scores and the other method is a Normed referenced system which includes the topics of scoring on a curve or the distribution method of grading.
First I think that it is important to understand that all students are concerned with their grades and how they are performing in class. In my experience it is the students that are not performing well in school either act out or display the behavior of not caring as a defense mechanism they blame teachers for not liking them or they blame others even develop low self esteem and believe that they are not intellectually gifted. While not all of these issues can be solved with one easy step, explaining to students how they are going to be assessed in the classroom and the type of grading system they will be under will help them to understand the workings of the class and what is expected of them.
Criterion referenced grading and the Angoff Method for determining cutoff scores is a system of grading that uses a set of scores or a certain percentage that a student must score on the test in order to pass the exam. For example a student may take a test and have to score a 70 percent or higher on the test in order to pass the test. I find that this method of testing although needed in areas of certification such as teaching certifications and doctors licensing should be held to this style of testing. However I think that this kind of testing should be kept out of the classroom and used sparingly with students in the normal education setting.
Normed Referenced grading includes grading on a curve. Grading on a curve involves the use of the entire classes grades and how they are scored from the top of the class to the bottom. The scores are then analyzed by the teacher to see where the majority of the students scored on the test. This is a way to help students receive more points on a test if the course material is rather difficult. I think that this form of testing has a place in the classroom but should be used sparingly.
Referrences
intl-ehp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/30/4/362
www.ipacweb.org/conf/08/baylessa.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_curve_grading
www.ehow.com/how_2096952_grade-k12-students-curve.html
First I think that it is important to understand that all students are concerned with their grades and how they are performing in class. In my experience it is the students that are not performing well in school either act out or display the behavior of not caring as a defense mechanism they blame teachers for not liking them or they blame others even develop low self esteem and believe that they are not intellectually gifted. While not all of these issues can be solved with one easy step, explaining to students how they are going to be assessed in the classroom and the type of grading system they will be under will help them to understand the workings of the class and what is expected of them.
Criterion referenced grading and the Angoff Method for determining cutoff scores is a system of grading that uses a set of scores or a certain percentage that a student must score on the test in order to pass the exam. For example a student may take a test and have to score a 70 percent or higher on the test in order to pass the test. I find that this method of testing although needed in areas of certification such as teaching certifications and doctors licensing should be held to this style of testing. However I think that this kind of testing should be kept out of the classroom and used sparingly with students in the normal education setting.
Normed Referenced grading includes grading on a curve. Grading on a curve involves the use of the entire classes grades and how they are scored from the top of the class to the bottom. The scores are then analyzed by the teacher to see where the majority of the students scored on the test. This is a way to help students receive more points on a test if the course material is rather difficult. I think that this form of testing has a place in the classroom but should be used sparingly.
Referrences
intl-ehp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/30/4/362
www.ipacweb.org/conf/08/baylessa.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_curve_grading
www.ehow.com/how_2096952_grade-k12-students-curve.html
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