Deck 6 Flashcards
Public Discourse
Communication of thought by words@ talk or conversation. A formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing@ as a dissertation@ sermon
purpose@ measurement@ evaluation@ and use
4 components of classroom assessment
Purpose
a component of classroom assessment that answers why or the reason for the assessment
Questions
are used to deepen understanding of the given material
Range@ Time@ Support@ Product@ Participation
how to adapt assessments for ELL
Reciprocal teaching
a technique in which a student resumes position as leader and is responsible to teach using questions@ summarizing@ clarifying and predicting
Reciprocal Teaching
Group reads@ highlights@ questions@ and clarifies material. Rotate roles while teacher guides and nurture the students
Redirecting
a technique that is useful for increasing the amount of student participation. It allows you to draw students into a discussion by asking them to respond to a question i light of a previous response from another student.
Relative Grading Standard
students grades given relative to performance of other students; grading on the curve
relative grading system
student performance is assessed with respect to the performance of other students. Ex. curve
Reliability
the consistency of a result when the measurement is repeated
results of high stakes tests
year long grouping@ increasing anxiety@ and little to no differentiation of material
Round Robin Brainstorming
a group technique that is used to generate answers to a question
Selectivity
emphasizing the content most important to the lesson
Set induction
a way to grasp and keep hold of students attention at the beginning of a lesson
Sheltered instruction
an approach to teaching content to ELLs in strategic ways that make subject-matter comprehensible while promoting English development
Short term objectives
can reasonably be achieved in one class period or one lesson
Short-term goals
goals that can reasonably be achieved in one semester or half a year.
Simulation Game
Attempts to copy various activities from real life in the form of a game@ for various purposes such as training or analysis@
Simulations
a form of student centered instruction where students engage by becoming directly involved in mock events or conflict
SIOP
instructional model that addresses the academic needs for ELL; mostly deals with observation
social approaches
discussions; cooperative learning; panels and debates; and role playing@ simulations@ and games.
Socratic Method
an instructional method in which a questioning and interaction sequence is used to draw information from students
standard deviation
is a measure of the extent to which scores are spread out around the mean. The greater the variability of scores around the mean@ the larger the standard of deviation.