Reflecting on Literacy Survey:
For the most part, I thought this survey covered all of the grounds that I think are important. I particularly like the section that asks the students to check the box of how they read and write on a daily basis. By giving options of different literacies, the student may become aware of their daily reading and writing habits. It seems, sometimes, that the novelty of reading and writing has worn off as a "dated" practice for teens. However, teens are sending on average 200 texts per month, which encompasses both reading and writing. Media literacy is the new wave of "cool" for teenagers, thus I think it is important for teacher's to use technology as an advantage. I added a few boxes, such as asking the student what mark he/she expects to receive and what their goals are for after high school. During my practicum, I gave my students a survey similar to this one. I found the extra questions that I have added to be beneficial for the teacher to really understand the student. Oftentimes, the student is true to themselves and they write down a mark that is in the same ball-park range of their marks from the previous years. It is a good practice for a teacher to look at the mark the student expects to learn and compare it to the mark that they currently have. It may be beneficial to sit down with the student and talk about the gap in the comparison. Also, I find it important to talk about where students would like to go after school. Students enjoy talking about themselves and it may help the teacher to build a more defined understanding of her/his students by playing into their interests and goals.
I also feel that identifying the learning styles and intelligences of the students should be a mandatory practice for teachers. I do not know how effective this survey would be for identifying these specific targets, so I feel that maybe multiple intelligence/learning style quiz might need to be done before doing this survey. It may prevent confusion, but more importantly will help with accuracy.
Hey, this is looking pretty good. One suggestion that I would make is to give a little more prompting when you ask about what their strengths and weaknesses are. I say this because you go on to talk about multiple intelligences so you might get answers that overlap and I don't know whether or not that's what you are looking for.
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ReplyDeletePosing the question about which grade they would like to receive in the class is interesting. I think it would be neat to have the student reflect on the answer they put at the beginning of the semester at midterm and discuss what they need to maintain/achieve that mark.
Asking the students what their goals are after they high school ends also allows you to learn more information about each student and their interests/aspirations.
Hey Deb! I liked your question about checking in with them to see how comfortable your students are with speaking in front of the class, as well as your question about their plans for post-secondary. Great questions, love your backdrop! :D
ReplyDeleteGreat job Deb. Your question about plans after high school may be quite daunting to a high school student. In my experience on practicum, many students were quite unaware of what their plans were. What are you going to do in regards to this after the survey? How are you going to negotiate making these difficult decisions with students?
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Amanda in the fact that the lower grades may not know what they want to do after school. But, on the other hand, the higher grades especially the academic ones will be preparing possibly for college or university. Work place level may not know what they want to do other than go right into the work force. As they get older some of the students will know exactly what they want to do, while others may think they know and then change their minds once they are either working in that field or going to school for that particular career choice.
This is just my opinion and the experiences that I have.