Explain what “proctoring” means and why the UoPeople requires proctored exams. To maintain academic integrity, students have to be supervised in talking some exams. The act or process of supervising or watching over student(s) while taking exams is referred to as proctoring. Online education has challenges, and for this reason for university of the people to curb the challenge of impersonation proctoring is necessary to verify the identity of the student taking the exams. 2. What criteria…
In reviewing baseline data, the focus learner has had a difficulty in the past with paraphrasing information and comprehending what she has read. Baseline data shows that the focus learner can read an excerpt and when answering questions related to what she has just read, she scored a 42%. In a second work sample review, the focus learner completed a constructed response writing, with a grade of 1 being given for one full sentence with something to do about the reading, 2 being given for at…
The purpose of this lesson or big idea is to improve upon the students’ understanding of the vocabulary as they achieve the 3rd Grade Pennsylvania Common Core Standards for vocabulary (CC.1.2.3.F Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, distinguishing literal from non-literal meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words.) within the novel Charlotte’s Web. The students will be taught the new vocabulary before playing a matching game with a…
Observing teachers is a key part of development. Observing teachers can be inspiring. It can create good ideas to help children learn. There may be materials used in lessons observed that could be useful for another teacher to use. It can show what standards of teaching there are and if standards maybe too low or too high against other teachers. When observing the teacher there are many different and new strategies that can be learnt. A teacher’s main objective is that they want their pupils to…
increased and decreased. From my pre-assessment the students demonstrated that they know the main sources of light energy. The concept that was missed overall was the concept involving increasing and decreasing. On the pre-assessment only 5 students answered the question about increasing and decreasing correctly and 14 answered it wrong. After the lesson was taught only 6 got the increasing and decreasing question wrong and 13 get it correct. On the pre-assessment the class average was 85,…
A part of any diagnostic assessment is the clinical interview, whether structured or unstructured, with the main objective being to obtain an accurate biopsychosocial history used as a foundation of the client’s diagnosis and treatment. Specific objectives are to understand the client’s personality characteristics, both strengths and weaknesses, to gain insight into the nature of the client’s relationship with those closest, both past and present, identifying sources of primary support and…
The Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 (BASC-2), a revision of the original BASC, is a multi-method and multidimensional assessment. In the revision of this assessment there were multiple changes “designed to evaluate various aspects of behavior and personality, including positive adaptive as well as negative clinical dimensions” (Myers et al, 2010). In 2004, AGS Publishing and Pearson Assessments published this psychological test. In hopes of creating an assessment that was useful in…
Analysis of the Media Specialist & Media Program On Friday, February 10, I met with the Media Specialist at Valley Elementary School in Jefferson, MD for 45 minutes. She is a McDaniel graduate and had no teaching experience before she became a Media Specialist. She loves being a Media Specialist and working with young children. This shows in her demeanor when she talks about her program. I was immediately energized when I entered her space as it is attractive and fun. I wanted to bring my…
Objective 1 The learner should be able to define the important steps management and leadership should consider before deciding to make any changes. Learning Domain: Cognitive. Alignment: Power Point Slides 3-7. Measurability: Able to be measured by learner recognizing why change is needed and the important steps to take before implementing change. Level: High—it requires the student to do analysis and evaluate why change is needed in the organization. Objective 2 At the conclusion of this…
Running Record Reflection The student I assessed with the Running Record is a 4th grader named Gracie. Gracie, loves fairy tails and amusement parks. I began by explained the assessment procedures to Gracie. Firstly, the passage I selected was “Steeplechase Park”. I introduced the passage as a nonfiction text. Gracie started reading at a good speed. However, after looking at a word for a few seconds Gracie skipped a few words throughout the passage. My immediate thought was, she has…