CED0540 Week 3

I've been considering how to use surveys in my future classroom. I've been reading a book called Science Formative Assessment: 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning by Page Keeley. I just read of a formative assessment strategy that Keeley calls Student Evaluation of Learning Gains. The strategy includes statements that the student reacts to using a 3 to 5 point scale in the areas of student interest, content knowledge, and skills. The purpose of the strategy is to gather data for the teacher to use to gain feedback on student perceptions of a given unit.

It strikes me that knowledge of how to design a survey would come in useful when using the assessment strategy. If the survey is designed correctly, the teacher should be able to walk away with a good sense of how students feel about a unit and then be able to determine next steps.

CED0540 Week 2

Well I finally figured out what I did incorrectly with my work last week and now I feel like I've got a better handle on things. While we're not being required to calculate the skew for our assignments, my father loaned me a stats good and I think I'll try to figure out the skew as well. I tend to be a problem solver and I want to extend my learning in this area.

I think once I have a better understanding of stats I'll be able to appreciate any information containing statistics in a better way. That's also why I like science. Once you have a basic understanding, the world makes a whole lot more sense.