Task 4.

Observe an Assessment

Observe an assessment, a formal test is preferable.

o What is the math skill or concept being assessed?

- Numbers from (1-100). (writing numbers and counting) and addition.

BEFORE

Before the assessment, watch and listen as the teacher distributes the test or assignment.
o What does she say before giving out the papers?
She uses the data show to show them the exam, explains the exams questions and how
should they solve them.
o How does she hand out the papers?
She distributes the papers to them one by one to check if someone has some papers on
the table and to check if they have their materials with them such as pencils and rubbers.
o What sort of directions are given?
- She asked them to listen carefully to her directions for the exam.
- Asked them to not looks at others papers.
- Warned them from having some questions without answers.
o How does she ensure that all students are listening?
Look at me, listen carefully, this exam is important, she uses eye contact to make sure
that they are listening.

DURING

During the assessment (give examples):

o How does the teacher respond to students who raise their hands with questions?
She listens to their questions and clarify it on the board so everyone can benefit from the
clarification of the question.
o What sorts of questions or comments does she make? Are directions reiterated?
Which question are you asking about? Should I read it again? Follow my directions, she
point at the words and the question to explain it well. Directions were made to clarify the
way they should respond to the question with and where should they write the answer.
o Are students directed to reread or to thing about the meaning of the problems?
When students hand her the paper as they have finish, she asks them to review their
answers, reread the whole exam to check if there are some missing gaps. Sometimes
when students go to hand the exam paper, she asks them to rethink about a question to
make sure what the answer is.
o Are the students told how to proceed?
The teacher has clarified the whole exam on the board, the way they should answer with,
in multiple choice they have to color the circle with the correct answer and once they
finish they hand the paper, the teacher makes sure of their answers then asks them to get
out the numbers paper and read it silently.

o What sorts of hints are given, if any?

As in grade one, students faced some difficulties in reading a question that has some
words in it (word problem), so the teacher read the question several times and once
someone asked her to.

During the assessment, If no student raise their hands, what does the teacher do?
o Does she sit at her desk?
In class one: The teacher had the student with special needs beside her desk to read the
question to him as accommodation. Furthermore, the teacher was calling on students
names (the ones who has finish) to come to her desk and check their answer. Once she
found something wrong, she asks them to review their answers.
In class two: She was moving around the classroom checking students answers and
answering their questions.
o Circulate around the room?
Once she finds students chatting, she moves to check their seats and find for those who
finish something to do.
She also was moving around to check students answers, help them to reread the
questions and give some hints. Moreover, she reminds them to write their names.
o Does she look over the students; shoulders? (If she does, ask her later what she
was looking at)
She wasn't looking.

During the assessment, are there times when the teacher addresses the whole group?
o During the assessment how does the teacher deal with students who finish early?
She asks them to get out the paper of numbers from 1-100 and start reading silently
without interrupting others and I was moving around to check on them.

AFTER

After the assessment, how does the teacher end the test or the class session?
o Does she make announcements about the time remaining even before time is up?
She didn't say, but she was moving around to check answers. She was saying, complete
your answers. And if she noticed that some students struggle and didn't finish lots of
questions, she used to say: finish early, you may not have enough time to finish.
o How are papers collected?
The teacher was moving around and collecting papers for those who finish after
checking their answers.
o What happens with students who are not yet finished?
Students were finished and no one was left without finishing the exam, the teacher made
sure that they solve everything without letting questions without answers.

Reflection

Do you think her actions and responses fit with the type of assessment the students were
working on?

My MSTs actions during the exam have fit the students abilities. As she started the class
organizing students tables to access the whole class and to move around the classroom. Then the
teacher has shown the students the exam using the data show and clarify the questions one by
one. Moreover, she read the questions several times for those who struggled with some of them
especially the word problem. Then the teacher provides the student with special needs a place in
front of the classroom to help him reading the questions and holding the pencil. Also she was
moving around the classroom to check their answers. My MST responded well to the answers
students make and gave them the opportunity to reread the questions and correct their mistakes.
She also has find a solution for those who finished early by getting out the paper of numbers and
read it silently.