Sunday, April 7, 2013

Assessment Plan


Assessment Plan


Students will be able to legible write uppercase and lowercase Aa, Bb, Cc. Students will demonstrate active listening skills and ability to follow oral instruction on which form of Aa, Bb, Cc to write. Students can identify pictures that begin with letters Aa, Bb, Cc.

Test Items

Students are asked to write uppercase A, B, C.

Students are asked to write lowercase a, b, c.
Students are asked to draw a circle around pictures that begin with the letter Aa.

Students are asked to draw a (X) on pictures that begin with the letter Bb.
Students are asked to color all pictures that begin with the letter Cc.



Assessment Context

The assessment will take place in the classroom following two weeks of instruction and activities. The students will take their assessments at their assigned table. Each table will seat four students and each table has a basket of assorted colors of primary crayons. Students will be given primary paper and a sharpened primary pencil to write uppercase and lowercase Aa, Bb, Cc. The teacher will give oral instructions on which form of Aa, Bb, Cc, the students is to write until the students have been instructed to write both forms of Aa, Bb, Cc a total of four times each. The students will be given a worksheet with 3 pictures that start with the letter Aa, three pictures that start with the letter, Bb, and three pictures that start with the letter Cc. The teacher will give oral instructions for students circle all items that begin with Aa. Teacher will give oral instruction for students to draw a (X) on all items that begin with Bb. Teacher will give oral instruction for student use crayons from the basket of assorted primary crayons located on their table to color all pictures that begin with the letter Cc.
Constraints
Assessment will be given following two weeks of instruction and activity related to learning objectives. The assessment will be given in class at students assigned table. The written portion will be allotted a time of  30 minutes.   The worksheet portion will also be allowed 30 minutes. Each student will be provided with the same material in order to promote fairness in the delivery of the assessment. Each student will begin the assessment at the same time and assessments will be collected for grading from each student at the same time. Teacher will orally give instructions in order to ensure that students are clear on what he/she is required to do. Teacher will actively observe students during the assessment by walking from table to table as students follow oral instructions.

Holistic Rubric

Criteria
W= Well Developed
P= Partially Developed
N=Not Developed
Independently forms  Aa, Bb, Cc
Student independently writes capital and lowercase letters that are clear and legible
Student independently almost always write capital and lowercase letters that are clear and legible
Student cannot independently form capital and lowercase letters that are clear and legible
Follows oral instructions for writing Aa, Bb, Cc
Student actively listens to instruction of which letter to write and what form of the Aa, Bb, Cc to write
Student is occasionally able to follow oral instruction on what form of the Aa, Bb, Cc to write
Student has a lot of difficulty following oral instruction on what form of Aa, Bb, Cc to write
Identifies pictures that begin with Aa, Bb, Cc
Student successful identifies pictures that begin with Aa, Bb, Cc
Student with 75% accuracy identifies pictures that begin with Aa, Bb, Cc
Student has difficulty more than 50% of the time identifying picture that begin with Aa, Bb, Cc

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Pre-K Tests and Essay Item


Test and Essay Items
 

        Pre-K is a very important stage of development. Students are preparing for formal education. I choose to focus my instructional objectives on the first three letters of the alphabet. In two weeks the objectives was to effectively have my students learn to write, identify both upper and lowercase /Aa/ /Bb/ and /Cc/, as well as correctly label items that begin with the letters /Aa//Bb/, and /Cc/. Through various classroom activities students will gain knowledge and skills to that will provide valid data to assess whether students are ready to move forward to the next three letters of the alphabet or if adjustments are necessary and more time should be dedicated in order for students to successful achieve the current learning outcomes.

       Activities were created to support instructional objectives and provide students with the necessary skills to complete tests. One test will provide data to measure the students’ ability to identify upper and lower case /Aa/ /Bb/ and /Cc/ students need to complete it with 80% accuracy. The second test measures students ability to identify items that began with A, B, or C with 80% accuracy required. The third test required children to be able to legible write both uppercase and lowercase /Aa/ /Bb/ and /Cc/ two out of three times. The data collected will be used to make decisions on next course of action for instruction. If children have not successful grasp learning objectives more time will be spent on the first three letters of the alphabet. If children have successfully accomplished learning objectives I will move the class forward with the next three letters of the alphabet.
       Essay items were created with different learning styles in mind. I chose to read the Berenstain Bears B Book to the students. This book was aligned with the learning objectives because it is filled with words that start with the letter B. It was very colorfully illustrations and it is very entertaining. At this age learning should be fun and engaging and this book provides both. The students will be asked to oral tell some of the items that were mentioned in the story that began with the letter /B/. What color was the bear in the book? What color was the bull? I will ask the kids what happened to baby bird’s balloon in order to see if the children can effectively recall details of the story.


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Sunday, March 10, 2013

PreK Learning Objectives

The formative years between 3 to 5 years of age or the Pre- School stage, growth and  development are enter related.  According to reports and statistics from the Oxford of Review of Education, nursery school and preschool has positive effects on children's performance in core subjects. As an educator of  young learners it is important to create measurable instructional objectives that will facilitate learning, engage the learner, and appeal to different learning styles.

Three measurable instructional learning objectives for Pre-K learners ages 3yrs to 5yrs.
Instruction Objectives for learning the first three letters of the alphabet in a classroom setting for students age 3-5. The activities supporting the objectives will take place for a two week period. Following the two weeks of instruction and activities to support the learning outcomes associated with instructional objectives and assessment of  the students achievement will be measured.

Students will identify upper and lowercase /Aa/ /Bb/  and  /Cc/

Activities:

Students will Be given a worksheet that has 6 capital /A / 6 lowercase /a/ 6 capital /B/ six lowercase /b/ and 6 capital /C/ 6 lowercase /c/. Students will be instructed to circle all capital A's with a blue crayon and mark all lowercase /a's/ with a (x) using a blue crayon. The student will repeat the same process for the letter /Bb/ using a red crayon. The same procedure will be used with a yellow crayon for letter /Cc/

Students will be given a tray containing 52 colorful  magnetic alphabets and a magnetic chalkboard, students will work with a partner and find the capital /A/ /B/ and /C/ students will also pick out the lowercase /a//b/ and /c/ and place them on the chalkboard.

At the End of week on students will be assessed in how well the recognize /Aa / /Bb/ /Cc/

Test:
Test will measure accuracy in identifying /Aa/ /Bb/  /Cc/. Students who have successful with 80% accuracy identified upper and lowercase /Aa/  /Bb/ /Cc/ from a worksheet that will require circling upper /A/ /B/ and /C/ with a red crayon and lowercase /a/ /b/ and /c/ with a blue crayon will advance to the next set of letter identification. Students who do not achieve 80% accuracy will spend additional time practicing with /Aa/ /Bb/ /Cc/.
A   a

B   b

C   c




Students will identify pictures that begin with  /A/  /B/ and    /C/
Activity: Student will be given a worksheet with nine  pictures of items that begin with letters /A/ /B/ and /C/. Students will print the corresponding letter for the beginning sound of each picture.

Test:
On day three of week two students will be given a worksheet with pictures of ten items that began with letters /a/ /b/ and /c/. Students will legible print the correct letter next to the picture. Students should complete this assessment with 80% accuracy. Students that do not accomplish 80% accuracy will receive additional assistance those who accomplish 80% accuracy will move forward to the next group of letters.

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Students will demonstrate ability to legibly  print upper and lowercase /Aa/ /Bb/ /Cc/

Activities:
Student will be given primary paper with the letters /Aa/ /Bb/ and /Cc/ in dotted format to trace in week one daily.

During week two on Monday through Thursday student will be given primary paper with one capital /A/ and one lowercase /a/ on the first line, on line two students will see capital /B/ and lower case /b/, and one line three students will see capital /C/ and lowercase /c/ students will complete each line with the corresponding capital and lowercase letters.

Test:
On Friday of week two students will be give primary paper with one /Aa/ on the first in dotted format. Students will trace the dotted form and legible write three more sets of /Aa/ on the line
On line two students will trace the dotted form of /Bb/ and legible write three more sets of /Bb/.
On line three students will trace the dotted form of /Cc/ and legible write three more sets of /Bb/.
Measurements for this assessment will be judged on proper formatting and legibility.  Two of the three independently written /Aa/  /Bb/ and /Cc/ must be legible in order for students to precede to the next set of letters.




Essay Item:

I will read the Berenstain's Bears B Book, it is  filled with vivid colorful illustrations. This book is a very entertaining. The students will be asked to oral tell some of the items that were mentioned in the story that began with the letter /B/. What call was the bear in the book? What color was the bull ? I will ask the kids what happened to baby birds balloon in order to see if the children can effectively recall details of the story.



References
Daniels, S. (1995). Can Pre-School Education Affect Children's Achievement in Primary School?. Oxford Review Of Education, 21(2), 163-78.

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