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Individual Evaluation of the Class Period Why Does Reciprocal Teaching Improve Students' Understanding November 10, 1998
Name:_____________________________________________Group number ____
The goal of the class period was to improve your ability to analyze the relationship between teaching and student understanding. The class period included: 1) a short lecture about Reciprocal Teaching, 2) an in-class, writing assignment in which you defined understanding and explained why Reciprocal Teaching has a positive effect on student understanding, 3) group analysis of the same two questions, and 4) a class critique of the groups' answers.
Fill out this evaluation and hand it in Thursday, November 12 in class.
1.To what extent did the class session help you understand the relationship between Reciprocal Teaching and student understanding? 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
2.To what extent did the lecture help you understand Reciprocal Teaching? 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
3.To what extent did writing your answers help you understand the relationship between Reciprocal Teaching and student understanding? 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
4.To what extent did the small group discussion help you understand the relationship between Reciprocal Teaching and student understanding? 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
5.To what extent did the final class discussion help you understand the relationship between Reciprocal Teaching and student understanding? 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
6.To what extent did your initial answers to the questions you wrote in class match our conclusions at the end of the class period? 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
7.To what extent are you confident that you could explain why Reciprocal Teaching improves student understanding to someone who knows little about the method? 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all Very confident confident
8.Place a check mark beside any of the items you engaged in during the class session.
___ asked a question___ answered a question___gave an example ___ challenged an idea
___ changed your point of view ___cited evidence to support an idea ___ gave a summary ___ clarified an idea
___ referred to concepts from the course readings ___ referred to concepts from previous class periods
___ made irrelevant comments ___ monopolized discussion ___ did not participate in the small group
___did not participate in the class discussion___ tried to overcome your own misunderstanding
9.To what extent did you advance your understanding in the following areas as a result of the class period? how to analyze the relationship between teaching and student understanding 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
how to analyze students' mental activity 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
metacognition 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
mental management 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
comprehension monitoring 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
learning as conceptual change 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
the nature of understanding 0------1------2------3------4------5 Not at all A great deal
10.Identify any other concepts, ideas or principles you better understand as a result of the class session.
11.What reasons are there to believe that Arlene Thompson could benefit from knowing about Reciprocal Teaching? (Refer to information in the "Now What" problem.) What advice would you give her? |