Student Portfolio: Assessment Tools and Strategies
What is a Student Portfolio?
A student portfolio is a systematic collection of student work. The aim of a portfolio is to illustrate the pupil’s talent, their writing, and their stories of school achievement.
Types of Portfolios
There are two different types of portfolios:
- Process portfolio: Documents the stages of learning and provides a progressive record of student growth.
- Product portfolio: Demonstrates mastery of a learning task or a set of learning objectives and contains only the best work.
Teachers
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Language Acquisition Theories
Behaviorism
Behaviorism views second language learning (FLL) as a process of imitation and reinforcement. Learners attempt to copy what they hear, and through regular practice, they establish acceptable habits in the new language. The properties of the first language (L1) are thought to influence the second language (L2) learning: similar properties cause positive transfer, while differences cause negative transfer or interference.
The main aim of behaviorist teaching
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Social Studies in Preschool Education
1. Defining Social Studies and Educational Standards
Social studies is the part of a school curriculum concerned with studying social relationships and how society functions. Key educational standards for preschoolers include:
- Discussing why people work.
- Recognizing similarities and differences in people.
- Beginning to understand and follow rules.
- Recognizing the feelings and perspectives of others.
- Participating in discussions about why rules exist.
2. Positive Behavior
Read MoreFostering Social Skills and Inclusive Classrooms
Social Studies: A school curriculum focused on social relationships and societal functioning. It explores why people work, their similarities and differences, understanding and following rules, recognizing others’ feelings, and discussing the reasons behind rules.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS): A multi-tiered approach to cultivate a positive school culture through clearly defined behavioral expectations. This includes teaching expected behaviors, identifying at-risk students,
Read MoreLiterary Education: Strategies and Text Analysis
Teaching Strategies for Literature Education
Activities for Engaging with Literature
In Poetry and Song: You can propose an activity to study poetic language through songs. The teacher can bring recordings of songs to class that they believe may interest students and work on the texts in print.
To Read and Edit Stories: A strategy to encounter popular literary texts is to collect myths and legends from family and people in the neighborhood or town. The work involves collecting legends, transcribing
Read MoreUnderstanding Geometric Prototypes, Stereotypes, and Van Hiele Model
Geometric Prototypes and Stereotypes
In geometry education, understanding the difference between a stereotype and a prototype is crucial for effective learning.
- Stereotype: A graphical representation of a geometric figure, often shown to students, that highlights some non-essential characteristics.
- Prototype: The mental image a student forms of a geometric figure based on the representations presented to them.
If these representations are stereotyped, the student’s prototype will include the non-essential
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