Posted by Hlengiwe Zwane on
01 July 2021, 08:55
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Stage 1: Clarify what good performance is
Students can only achieve learning goals if they understand those goals, assume some ownership of them, and can assess progress (Sadler, 1989; Black & Wiliam, 1998). If students do not share their teacher’s conceptions of assessment goals (and criteria and standards) then the feedback information they receive is unlikely to ‘connect’ (Hounsell, 1997).
One way of clarifying task requirements (goals/criteria/standards) is to provide students with written documents. However, many studies have shown that it is difficult to make assessment explicit, therefore, strategies must include verbal explanations.
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Posted by Hlengiwe Zwane on
01 July 2021, 08:15
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Written by Lily Jones
Here we walk you through the steps you'll need to take before the first day of school. Before getting a classroom of your own, I spent two years student teaching in the classrooms of veteran teachers. I had gone to professional development sessions and seen experienced teachers share their amazing practices. But I had never seen a beginning teacher in action before.
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Posted by Hlengiwe Zwane on
01 July 2021, 08:05
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Witten by Lily Jones
I've said it again and again, both here and to the beginning teachers I coach: the job of a teacher is never done.
I say it so much because I still find it hard to swallow. I'm the kind of person who likes to make to-do lists and methodically check things off. This was how I spent my first few years of teaching -- making endless lists then drowning in them as I collected more and more things to do.
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