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Week 5-2 Post

1. Week 5-2: Leave a  30-word  micro session summary. Assessments of learning are evaluations that determine if learning has occurred, such as summative assessment. Assessments for learning happen during the learning process and help the student improve in the future. An example is formative assessment. 2. Student Perspective: Your “Assessment FOR learning (Formative Assessment)” Experience I had a psychology teacher who made continuous efforts to support my learning through formative assessments. She frequently monitored how much we were learning. For instance, we had two papers throughout the semester, and we had multiple drafts where we used a checklist to analyze our writing. Before handing in the draft, we scored ourselves on whether or not our writing was organized, used proper grammar, and answered all the prompts. Then, the teacher would provide feedback and fill out the checklist herself. She used this checklist to see if there were common weaknesses or ...
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Week 5-1 Post

1. Week 5-1: Leave a  30-word  micro session summary. Teacher behaviors can support students’ emotional learning experiences and creativity by providing quality feedback, establishing positive relations with students, and reducing anxiety or frustration. Teachers should be facilitators who encourage students to become active and responsible learners and create a safe classroom experience. 2. What You Want to Tell Your Teachers I would like to add the fact that students express their emotional needs differently. Some students will willingly seek out help but others won’t. If a student misbehaves, I understand there needs to be consequences, but the teacher should talk to the student one-on-one. I also don’t think teachers should expect their students to love the subject they teach. I think their lesson plans should incorporate ideas from other subjects to make it interesting for everyone. I also appreciate when teachers do bi-weekly feedback exercises and students can ...
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