April 15, 2011
The third class I observed was with instructor, Olga Garmash for Reading on April 12, 2011. She neglected to tell me they were to take a quiz and later apologized. They also had a reading exercise and a test returned. Seems the end of the semester is similar no matter the course with testing and final grades.
It was a small “cozy” feeling class. During the quiz, she seemed to watch each student carefully. I know in some cultures cheating is a very common classroom concern. I will ask her about that.
When she told them there was only 10 minutes to finish, two students argued with her that she did not tell them how long they had to take the quiz. She just apologized and seemed to give them a couple of extra minutes.
Then she had them read a short text and summarize or paraphrase it in their own words. It is helpful to learn the level to which the students progress, considering my tutee who has only been here three weeks and really is a beginner.
Try to be as clear as possible with your students, even the day or days before the test, on how they will be evaluated. This goes for how much time they will have as well. Trying to figure out how much time is an art to be developed, but I would say 30-40 seconds for multiple choice questions and on from there. It is always critical to take the test yourself to see how long it took you, and then add the appropriate amount of time.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ramin. Good guide.
ReplyDeleteI also got to observe Olga's class. She does a good job.
ReplyDeleteI was impressed with Olga's class that I observed too.
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