A few people noted they would also be interested or willing to do it orally. If anyone prefers to do this they may email me to discuss the format of an oral exam.
- Some students felt the final should only cover material we covered after test 3.
- Some students felt the final should only cover Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics.
- Some students felt the final should be comprehensive (This is what is stated on the Course schedule).
- Some students wanted specific areas of exceptionality covered on the test.
- Some students wanted questions that relate to the real world - the classroom, what teachers actually do
- Some students wanted definitions on the test
- Some students wanted questions that related to recent in class activities
Therefore:
- I will include at least 2 questions from chapter 15 and 2 questions from chapter 16.
- I will provide more questions on the test than you have to answer and will give you the opportunity to CHOOSE which questions you want to answer. Obviously there will be a total number you will have to answer.
- There will be questions related to areas of exceptionality and YOU will choose WHICH area of exceptionality you wish to use to answer that specific question. This will allow you to choose the population or group of students with whom you have had the most experience or plan to work in the future.
Most of the questions will require you to SYNTHESIZE information and demonstrate how you would APPLY it. They will require higher order thinking and require you to answer with your own ideas and in detail. No answers will be accepted that appear to come directly from Wikipedia, the text, the power point slides, etc. You will have to demonstrate that you understand that information, those facts and know how to use it in a classroom setting.
Feel free to comment here with questions you may have.
5 comments:
When will the final be online? Will it just be on for one day or will it be like the others on for a few days?
Finals Week is December 10th - 14th. All grades are due in by the 17th at 1:00 p.m.
I will make the test available that entire week (the 10th-14th).
I'd just likw to say thanks for considering our needs and wishes. And by the way...Kuder...the word that we found so funny last week...the word which we thought was funny sounds the same but is spelled differently..haha...just though you might like to know that little tid-bit of info!
On the first note. You are welcome. I hope each of you will remember it in the future as you are teaching...student needs...student LEARNING. I will evaluate how I have taught this semester (as I have done it differently than the ones in the past) and consider how I can continue to improve my teaching so that I maximize how I engage students in the LEARNING PROCESS.
All comments are welcome on how I might do that.
Student motivation to be engaged in preparing for active informed participation in class is also of interest to me. I don't believe in assigning BUSY WORK so how to ensure students are prepared with background knowledge for the week's topic is also of interest.
FINALLY...heaven help me. I have asked my sister and several of my friends. They ALL knew what the term meant. I am now NOT on speaking terms with any of them as they did not educate me. At least my MOTHER did not know. Yes, I DID. Yes, I did ask her. No, my husband did not know either.
Sheila gets bonus points for having the nerve to tell me.
Could we do that whole handout and section of class over again? PLEASE?
SEeeeeeeeeeeeee how important LANGUAGE IS????????????
Mrs. White,
Thanks for allowing us to have options in choosing the questions for our final. The best teachers are those who adapt to their student needs. I have not only learned new information from instruction but also the strategies that you have used in your teaching. I particularly like the group activicties. For such a long class working in groups allows us to communicate with one another and move around the room too. Sitting in a chair for 2 and 1/2 hrs is not the most comfortable.
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