Date: September 25th
Topic chosen: Analyzing
students work (writing traits) Continued
The sessions we continued on the writing
traits and using them to analyze student’s work was quite insightful. My first
blog on the traits was just to express initial exposure and understanding of
how it could be used. Time spent familiarizing myself with the traits allowed
me to use them to scrutinize students' work. I can humbly say that based on
what was done in the sessions, the analysis of my student's work prior to this
exposure was nowhere close. Hence the reason, I am most appreciative of this
new insight.
The practice run our facilitator
used during the lesson for me was paramount to setting the corner stone of
understanding for me. It enabled me to practice on my own, gain decisive feedback,
and build even more comprehension in utilizing the writing traits.
The knowledge and awareness gained from the lesson really guided me to intricately analyze students' work, synthesize the elements integrated into their writing, and determine what traits students assimilated well and which ones they ignored. This information will be most important in helping me to understand what my student's strengths and weaknesses are. These realizations can then be used to facilitate and tailor lessons to target the learning needs of the students in my class. Essentially, I would be able to accurately pinpoint the issues and address them with precision.
The picture below illustrates what teachers "must" learn to do, identify and analyze students use of the writing traits.
Hi Belfon, I am happy to hear that your familiarity with the writing traits was helpful in your scrutiny of the student's work. I need to spend some more time familiarizing myself with the traits to be able to evaluate critically students' work, during our last practice session as you mentioned I was nowhere close in my analysis. Hearing you mentioned that gave me hope that I am not alone and that I can do this.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you on the practice session done in class, which was the moment I realized how much work I must put in if I want to be able to critique my piece and future work done by my students critically.
I am looking forward to starting small when analyzing my student's work so I can get much-needed practice.
Yessss I agree with you, the more time you spend with it the more it becomes natural to you.
DeleteEmilio your reflection on the continued exploration of writing traits and their application in analyzing students' work is both insightful and commendable. It's evident that your initial exposure has evolved into a deeper understanding, allowing you to scrutinize your students' work with newfound clarity. The inclusion of the image that underscores the importance of teachers learning to identify and analyze students' use of writing traits is a nice touch. It visually reinforces the significance of this skill in the teaching process. Great job friend.
ReplyDeleteAm I most appreciative of your analytical feed back. learning about the writing traits felt like a transition for me, from initial exposure I experienced dis-equilibration. At that stage, I was fighting to make sense of the writing traits, with time assimilating allowed me to start creating the connections cognitively. After using it independently in class and receiving the feedback from Miss equilibrium finally came along. Now, am not say am all there, but am much more comfortable in recognizing the writing traits and using them to properly evaluate students writing ability.
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