Test prep went better this year. The best was when one week
focused on multiple choice, then one week on free response, and then one week
on a whole test. Things I would like to do more next year would be more flash
card quizzes and more independent work time. The last unit test they had was
all actual test questions that reflected that unit and I think I will do that
for more units. It got them used to the wording and the expectation. Then when
we started test prep they felt like some of the problems were familiar.
Precalculus and Algebra 2
They are testing today. During my first teaching job I was
at a school that practice proficiency grading. Now even though I do not
specifically use proficiency grading I still hold to the philosophy and grade
for mastery and knowledge, rather than habit. With that in mind I tried some
different approaches on the test for Algebra 2. I had the students work the
concepts in multiple ways not just multiple problems. This will require them to
show full understanding of the concept rather then memorizing steps to solve a
particular problem. I think it is important to show mastery through multiple
methods rather than just making the problem harder or more complicated or with
decimals.
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