FIAE Chapter 3

In chapter three many things such as “begin with the end in mind” were retouched upon. It said that if a teacher gives the end of the unit test on day one of class and have the students fill it out that they would try and the teacher can get a good sense of what they have already known. It said that if a student then learns in another lesson that it is the answer to one of the questions that this is what you want as a teacher. Having the students want to know these things and remember them is what a teacher wants. The reading also mentioned places where teachers can get guidance on what is important in the unit. Use other colleagues, standards, curriculum guides, and even professional journals to increase your knowledge on what is important. Three types of assessment are in place for teachers to evaluate their students. Pre-assessments are for the teacher to learn the students readiness. Formative assessments are “checkpoints” for each topic you cover and they provide feedback to the teacher about if a student has grasped the knowledge. Summative assessment is the big test at the end of a unit that reflects what a student has learned throughout the unit. Although there was much more information in the reading, I found that these topics were the most informational.