EPISODE 5:

“BUILD ME UP”

	Name of FS Student:     Joanamae A. Telan Course:                         BSE-IIIA Resource Teacher:        Mrs. Lorna Obedoza Cooperating School:       Isabela National High School

 

                                                   My Target

      

       At the end of this activity, you will be skilful in designing product-oriented performance assessment.

My Task

            Design a product-oriented performance assessment by going through the process through the following steps:

1.  Visit a class and identify product-oriented activities.

2.  Choose one product-oriented activity and study the process.

3.  Design a performance assessment plan for the product-oriented activity you have chosen.

4.  Develop a portfolio of your assessment plan.

5.  Reflect on your experience.

OBSERVATION NOTES

Name of the School Observed:    Isabela National High School   School Address:                           Claravall Street, San Vicente, Ilagan City, Isabela      Date Visited:                                   March 10,  2015   Grade/Year Level:                         Grade 8 SPA-Aquino   Subject Area:                                  Science

Describe in bullets the product-oriented activity you observe. v  The activity was done by group. v  The teacher divided the class in group. Each group has four members. v  The teacher gives the criteria first before doing the activity. v  The students did the activity at home and presented their output in the class.

MY PLAN

Learning Objectives: Ø  To make and design a collage about saving energy at home. Ø  To explain the importance of saving energy at home. Ø  To develop their creative skills.

General Product-oriented Performance Task: Ø  Students will make a collage about saving energy at home.

Target Skills: Ø  Creative and communication skills

Learning Activities (Specific tasks): Ø  Make a collage in a ¼ illustration board. Ø  Choose a representation or thing which represent to the collage they are going to do. Ø  Use pictures related in saving energy at home. Ø  Explain the collage in the class.

Assessment Tasks: The making of the product will be evaluated through the following criteria: CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 CREATIVITY All of the graphics or objects used in the collage reflect a degree of student creativity in their display. Most of the graphics or objects in the collage reflect student creativity in their display. Only a few graphics or objects reflect student creativity, but the ideas were typical rather than creative. None of the graphics or objects reflects student creativity. DESIGN Graphics are cut to an appropriate size, shape and are arranged neatly. Graphics are lacking in design or placement. There maybe a few smudges or glue marks. Graphics are lacking in design or placement. There are noticeable smudges or glue marks. Graphics are not in appropriate size and shape. It appears little attention was given in designing collage. NUMBER OF ITEMS The collage includes 15 or more items, each different. The collage includes 10-14 different items. The collage includes 9 different items. The collage includes fewer than 9 different items. ATTENTION TO THEME The student gives a reasonable explanation of how every item in the collage is related to the assigned theme. For most items, the relationship is clear without explanation. The student gives a reasonable explanation of how most items in the collage is related to the assigned theme. For many of the items, the relationship is clear without explanation The student gives a fairly reasonable explanation of how most items in the collage are related to the assigned theme. The student’s explanations are weak and illustrate difficulty understanding how to relate items to the assigned theme.

NOTES ON MY PRODUCT-ORIENTED ASSESSMENT PLAN

What is the best feature of my product-oriented performance assessment design?                            The best feature of my product-oriented performance assessment design is that, the task given will lead them to carry out doing their best to finish the activities. Through this, they will be able to know if they are good in that aspect or not and makes them motivate or improve it.

What specific conditions are necessary for a successful use of my product-oriented performance assessment design?              The specific condition that is necessary for the successful use of product-oriented performance assessment design is that if it really shows the things that the students should do to carry out the best in them. More importantly, just to follow the rules and instruction provided for.

What basic points should the user of this design consider?               The basic points that the user should consider: ·         Is the product-oriented performance assessment is related on the topic or not? ·         Is it really helps the students to carry out the best in them? ·         Is it assessment that educational or not? ·         Is it effective and appropriate to the learning objectives?

Analysis

1.        Do you think your originally design product-oriented performance assessment can appropriately assess the teacher’s learning objective? Why? Why not?

Yes, it can appropriately assess the teacher’s learning objective in the reason that if we are making an assessment, we make it sure that at the end of the discussion, we met our goal or objectives. Simply, the objectives were attained.

2.      Why do teachers need to give attention to the students’ product-oriented tasks? Why do they need to assess them?

Teachers really need to give attention to the students’ product-oriented tasks for him/her to see if they are following the instructions correctly. On the other side of it, also need to be assessing for the academic/performance record. Through it, we can see how creative or what are the uniqueness of each of the learners.

                    

3.      In what conditions can the product-oriented performance assessment be need more appropriately?

This kind of assessment is really needed if you are going to test the capability or skills of the students to do or to come up with a good product.

Reflections

Write your reflection of thoughts, feelings, personal learning strategies, insights or new understanding from your experience in using authentic assessment. Then share your reflection with your FS teacher and classmates. Also draw some insights from your classmates’ sharing.

As a future teacher, I will make sure that every teaching strategy and method which I will be used is appropriate to the needs of my students. Not only for their own needs but also for my sake. I have to consider first my strengths and limitations so that I could have a harmonious relationships to my students. In doing the product-oriented activities, it should be with the correlation of the process-oriented activity. You have to give first to the students the freedom to express themselves before we are to expect something for them directly. Learning is indeed a direct process but we have to consider the limitations to each of our students.