REFLECTION 6

On our lecture two days ago, we have been discussing about the construction of a test. The content on the lecture include the importance of selecting appropriate assessment to our respondent. Our lecturer do explained about the type of an assessment, short answer. I will elaborate about the advantages of using short answer. The purposes of selecting short answer is to recall a specific information. Why do we need to use short answer types? It is because, short answer is easier to construct and student itself would giving their own answer, in the other hand, they will use their own sentences to answering the question stated. Moreover our lecturer told us not to construct a question that does not easy to measure. It is important to construct an item that meet the respondent needs. Besides, there is no use of constructing a complex item but the the existence of the items is irrelevant. In addition, our lecturer had distribute a question paper consist of 15 question that need us to evaluate the consistency. We have told to identify whether the question is good or bad. Good refers to the question state a clear and specific topic that need to be asked and bad refers to the question that consist of complex and irrelevant content. This class activity is done in a group and it really make us realized that we need to well-prepared the item before distribute to the respondent to avoid an error.

                 

Example of the activity that we need to complete in class

REFLECTION 5

Based on the fifth lecture, my classmate and I had learn about test construction, multiple-choice test and also competency assessment. I would not talk a lot on this reflection, but we do have discussion about how to construct a test and our lecturer briefly explained about the type of test item such as true-false, short answer, fill in the blanks, essay, and etc. Moreover, our lecturer did ask us about the formative and summative assessment. He simply asked us, if we do an assessment, did we use the summative of formative assessment. In my opinion, both summative and formative should be applied in the learning and teaching process. Depend too much on one or the other and the reality of student achievement of the whole classroom would become unclear. Furthermore, when a comprehensive assessment program at the classroom level balances formative and summative students learning/achievement information, a clear picture emerged of where a students is relative to learning targets and standards. In the other hand, student should be able to articulate this shared information about their own learning.

REFLECTION 4

Based on these week topic, we are exposed to the technique for recording behavior that includes duration that refer to how long the behavior last, frequency that refer on how frequently the behavior occurs, third is interval or time sampling that refers to the targeted behavior of each subject during the set period of time and the last one is continuous that refer to the all behavior of the subject. Moreover, we are gaining knowledge about what questionnaires is, the advantage and disadvantage of using it. Besides, we also learn on how to prepare a questionnaire and the good characteristic of a questionnaires. A good questionnaire are includes, the direction is clear and complete, and it was neatly arranged. Furthermore, to preparing a good questionnaire, it should avoid bias and encourage respondents to answer accurately and the question need to be relevant and it is easy to answer.

What I have learned by completing this topic is, we are exposed on how to deal with a problems with certain question. Besides that, some of a question is prepared without any clear purposes. For instance, the respondent will not know why the question is being asked and it will not make sense for them to seek for the accurate answer because it is difficult to determine what class of questions that being asked. Moreover, we have learn the advantages of applying questionnaire as an assessment to nowadays teaching and learning process. Last but not least, we have been told about the importance of conducting survey research, e.g. interviews which is a ways to examine and evaluating what is appropriate assessment to be held on certain respondents. In addition, by conducting such an interview for a survey research, we would gain efficient data collection to be practice with our respondent and can yield a very accurate results.

REFLECTION 3

What I have learn on the third lecture that held on the 1st March 2016 is reliability an validity of a test. Reliability refers to the consistency of measurement (a test) while validity refers to what extent the measurement is available to measure the outcome of the test. As the lecture going, we had been explained about five type of validity which is covers on how far the assessment could be adopted as an evaluation on students progress.

What I have learn from this topic is, by preparing a suitable test based on the students progress, we would know briefly about their current and upcoming performance. "The richer get richer, and the poor get poorer" quotes indicates that we should have to give equal education to each of the students by considering their strength and weaknesses to avoid low self-esteem. Besides that, all educators need to know on what type of test that they should applied to the teaching and learning process. The importance of having a suitable test is, the teacher will have an opportunity to help children that have a problem with their development.

REFLECTION 2

ASSESSMENT SAMPLE  FOR TODDLERS

We were having a lecture as usual and discussing another topics of this course. Our lecturer giving us an excellent explanation about the topic and give clear example for better understanding. Moreover, our lecturer held some activity which is, we are required to do an appropriate and suitable assessment for children aged 3 to 4 years old. Picture above are the same like I did and unfortunately, I had lost the class activity sheet. 

My reflection about these class activity is, I think it is good way for our lecturer to approach students progress where he giving out an activity and assess it right away. As we know, student would postpone their work and would do it last minutes. Furthermore, all student who taking this course would know how to do and well-educate about how to prepared an assessment that suitable with all children age and abilities. Besides that, I choose to do match and count activities for toddlers because our lecturer told us that these kind of assessment is fulfill children needs. Toddlers cannot do complex worksheet, so, as a future teacher, we should do simple task but giving them meaningful learning experiences.

REFLECTION 1

SUCCESS AND FAILURE MOMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOL.

On our first lecture, we were having an ice-breaking session which is include all of student who take this course and also my lecturer, Mr. David Lumbok. I am very curious about how this subject would lead us for having a better understanding and evaluation about students performance. Our lecturer briefly explain to us on how to produce and used appropriate assessment for each level of children ages.

Picture above was our class activity and count as a participant in course. We were told to picture our success and failure moment in secondary school and do 'gallery walk' which is walking around while showing the drawing to the entire class. Picture  above was my drawing, it was not complete yet because I am not too good in art but it is does not even bother as long as our lecturer and my course-mate understand on what am I trying to express.

My reflection about this class activity was, our lecturer is trying to bring us to another level of learning which is sharing some of experience of failure and how did we bring our oneself towards today's success. In addition, assessment is a continuous process which is we need to seek for variety of ways to improve current knowledge and approaches to the teaching and learning process. Furthermore, we did learn from previous mistake. By sharing an experience with the entire classes, we would help another people to avoid the wrong things we have done previously.

My Philosophy and Goal in life

My goals in life is to complete my degrees and become an educated person which can bring and lead the current and next generation to the other stage of well-living. As a future teacher, I would like to make sure that all my student would get an equal education, and balance requirement of living and learning. I do believe that a good human being is responsible and know how to value a life. in addition, the purpose of we are living in this world in to experiencing and revealing the good sense of life and appreciate little thing without abandon the basis things to be a balanced human being in life.

My philosophy of teaching is I believed that life is all about gaining knowledge and sharing what I have learned and gain with others. I think that education is a lifetime process of learning and building blocks developed in the early stages of life. Moreover, I do believe that lesson need to relate to real life in order to be useful for students. A good quality education comes from teachers who strive to prepare lessons that meet the needs of their student individually. Furthermore, an excellent teacher should always evaluate their lessons after they have been implemented and see what worked or not. They should make improvements where they are needed. Good education entails a teacher giving well-planned lessons that contain evaluations. I am saying that a good teacher should be well-skilled and knowledgeable about assessments used. For instance, I must be competent in using the obtained data from the assessment to improve my teaching so that all of my student can grasp all the necessary concepts. Lead to be a good teacher, I genuinely know that a quality education is when all of my students are successful and make progress no matter what level they are on. The greatest thing is to help improve someone’s life by teaching them how to learn effectively and to enjoy doing it.

For every human in this world, especially an educators, they have their source of inspiration and motivation in the progress of their teaching and so do me. I choose the quotes “The Roots of Education Are Bitter, but the Fruits Are Sweet” by Aristotle because it completely inspiring whoever had read the quotes. We know the fact that the beginning are always the hardest one but if we struggling to achieve the ultimate goals, we will completely satisfied with the sacrifice we do previously. I implemented these quotes as inspiration to become a source of encouragement to my students because every beginning is the hardest part. We've all felt how hopeless journey to success, so the I would used this passage to give momentum to force my students to remain determined and excited to be moving forward. This quotes not only can encourage teachers to motivate students, but also can encourage the teachers itself to do more to improve techniques and methods of teaching. Dedicated teacher is a teacher who is always looking for ways to improve their teaching methods to ensure that students get the maximum education.

ABOUT ME

First of all, I would like to thank my lecturer, Mr. David Lumbok, my parents and all my fellow friends who involved in helping me for make this course success. I am impressed with the current technologies where all people connected and communicated through blogs, and any other application that does not require us to have face-to-face interaction. For instance, to complete our first assignment that have been posted by a course leader, we all have such a broad opportunity to exchange opinions and thought with the other students and lecturers from UNITAR main campus and other regional center Besides that, all student will be encourage to seek more ways to gain and spread their current knowledge and be a better human for this generation.

I would like to introduce myself, my name is Noora Farah Deva Binti Jukra and I am 23 years old. I am on the second years doing Bachelor of Early Childhood Education which is on fifth semester. I have never attended any college before because I do my STPM on 2012 and attend college one and a half years late. I have a big family which is my family is consist of 22 people including my parents, 3 brothers and 3 sisters, 13 nephews and niece, and I am the youngest one of my siblings. I have none of extraordinary abilities of attractive personalities nor excellent academic achievement before that would make many of you impressed but I do believe that doing something with honest would make everything in the right path.