Sunday, May 8, 2011
Week 5 learning
This week we have been reading and searching about Project Based Learning and Alternative Assessment.
In relation to assessment I use to assess students' work 'informally' a lot with different degrees of objectivity (or subjectivity, as you want to see it), because I keep a template to record students' performances in different areas of language learning and attitudes towards learning, cooperation, solidarity, writing comments about them and even when this will be translated in a grade at last it is a way of taking the whole learner into account.
I had been reluctact so far to use rubrics because I had seen them descontextualized and fixed to any situation or level, but the posssibility of creating a rubric according to the task, level, context and purpose has showed me the usefulness of this tool to assess students' work in a fairer way.
Project Based Learning was not new to me. I had read a book and put it into practice, but it was not a technology based project, so it was completely different.
I wanted to create a web quest to be used with the topic I have to work with my students: Values, but I think the links I got are too difficult for them, so I think the webquest will have to wait a bit and I will start working with the blog as I had planned.
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Hi Mariángel
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that rubrics can help teachers assess our students in a fairer way. Besides I think that rubrics can avoid the subjectivity to grade our students. I like the video, it was really interesting.
Take care
Iliana
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ReplyDeleteMariángel,
ReplyDeleteThis video is food for thought! Ethics is a key issue!
I think the rubrics make more sense for me now because I interacted with it as I had to come up with the categories and criteria. Don't you feel the same?
You know what I did with the WebQuest links? We decided on the topic, which was a student's suggestion, and then I asked them to send me links related to the first task. That way, I could see what was important for them from their perspective.
Have a great week!
Helô
Hi Mariangel
ReplyDeleteI am agree with your tought you post for this week.There were some challenges that helps all of us to do our best.
I think if you desing a funny webquest you will get great goals withyou students
It is time to frisk ,frolic and cheer.
Vinicio
Thanks all of you for your posts!
ReplyDeleteIt is really rewarding to see that we are part of a learning community. I hope everybody receives at least a comment every week, if I had more time I would comment on everybody's blogs but I'm always rushing.