We're now in our 4th week of this on-line course...and the assignment is getting more difficult and time consuming... (do you think so??)
Yup, if we feel that it's a burden for us, then it is difficult but if we think that this step is very useful for us then we feel very much helped by Robert and other classmates.
I'm going to share my feeling that when I finished creating the Webquest (WQ) for my students, I can say that there is a kind of satisfactory feeling (I don't know whether this term is correct or not:)). A feeling that I can do something for my students that they will have a broader understanding on engineering. Students not only study about English but they also have something related with engineering with their specific terms and vocabulary.
The most difficult part of this WQ is to make the rubrics as I must be fair in evaluating them. But thanks to Robert that we must create rubrics to our students and this makes me more sensible in grading them. I realize that up to now, grading means giving scores without much further thinking of students' feeling or intention.
Rubrics also makes us aware that our students deserve more than just scores. They need thorough explanation on what they had achieved in the class.
Well, I think that is all my share.
Thanks for reading!
Malang, 2 November 2010
Hey there,
BalasHapusI definitely agree with your thought regarding the rubric as being very helpful in being fair to the children. Nowadays, I prepare the rubric as soon as I have my test outline ready and then I start developing the test. When I do that, I make sure that I focus on what I expect my students to know.
Regards,
Charbel
Hi Charbel,
BalasHapusThanks for the comment. Yes, I always want my students to get close to me and they are free to communicate what they want and it's our job to accommodate their thoughts.
Well, keep up with the good work as I saw you're always the first in posting on the nicenet:))
Cheers,
Yudi
Dear Yudi..
BalasHapusI totally agree with you when you say that the assignment is getting more difficult and time consuming.. I still need to manage my time in completing all of them. As I am a new user of WQ.. it takes me a while to comprehend what it is for..as you are familiar with it.. I thing I will send you personal message on the board to guide me..is it okay with you?
I have some obstacles too in making rubrics.. (it seems that I can't present my ideas of it :D) I used to make the assessment points in a simple way but I think I have to learn to make a detail one :D a new challenge for me for sure..
P.S. Charbel is our "ice breaker" man in being the first one to post on the board :))
Hi Dhika,
BalasHapusPlease send me a personal message, you're very welcomed on that. Hopefully, I can help you with WQ. For the time being, use zunal to create WQ or even Powerpoint with the hyperlink (even for the offline mode). For the rubrics, you can visit some websites such as http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/u1/images/Guide_for_Oral_Pres.pdf for some elements in judging or assessing, or bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/techcomm8e/forms/.../oralpresentation.doc for more elaboration of evaluating presentation.
This is just an example of how to create rubrics deriving from some elements in presentation to be assessed. If you want to create rubrics for other subject then, maybe, this is my experience: just type HOW TO EVALUATE ...(something).
Well, hope this will be useful for you.
Cheers,
Yudi
Hi Yudi,
BalasHapusYour QW and rubrics were very inspirational for me!
Shahnoza
Thanks Shahnoza...hope you keep up with your goodwork too!
BalasHapus