Impressed. I am impressed by your candor and excellent suggestions. Here are a few I will be implementing:
1. Offer you one MORE question than you HAVE TO answer. This gives you an option in case there is one question that you really do NOT know or feel less confident in answering.
2. Be more intentional about stating the instructional objectives of each class and ensuring by the end of class we have met them. If students still have questions that there is an avenue to have those questions addressed.
3. Balance direct instruction and student activities to accomplish the instructional objectives.
4. Ensure that the questions on the test are worded clearly. (Remember ANY time a student is UNCLEAR about a test question you can call and get an explanation of what the question means) However, I will do a better job of writing specific questions.
5. Balance the points between all questions, not making any ONE question be worth such a large percentage of the overall score.
6. Continue with an open book, open note and untimed test.
7. Continue having it be the synthesis, evaluation and application of material as a professional teacher would apply information in a real world setting - not the regurgitation of information from the text and notes. You want college classes that actually are what you can USE in the real world.
8. The questions can demonstrate your own "opinion" or style but MUST reflect best practice or what the book and resources have demonstrated are effective and maximize student learning. Just because a question asks what YOU would do doesn't mean the answer is CORRECT if it does not include what brings about the greatest good or is the most appropriate measure in that given situation. Jena's teacher was 100% wrong in her opinion that Jena HAD TO TAKE NOTES because ALL kids take notes in that class. Not every practice is appropriate.
A few of the things it appears some or all of YOU will be doing...
1. Prepare more effectively - for tests.
2. Read the questions carefully to determine WHAT they are asking you to demonstrate you know.
3. Answer specifically the question that was ASKED not provide general information about that topic.
4. Put forth a bit more effort than you have been
Hmmmmm - who has a longer list!
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I'm excited about having an extra question. Some of my other teachers in the past have done that and it helps a lot. Thank you.
Thanks to the insightful person who suggested it. ;) I actually did this last semester with the FINAL but had not done it with all tests. Extra question(s) will be available in some format on the next two assessments.
OMG! I really appreciate all the extra time that our classmates and Mrs.White have put into test 2 corrections. I wish I had alot of these ideas years ago... Thanks for the extra credit it really helped!
Thanks for the extra credit Mrs. White. That is really great of you.
Thank you so much for all the extra credit opportunities. Also thanks for not only giving us a chance to raise our grade but better understand the material with the sample test questions. Those were very helpful as well!
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