Mark Student’s Work, Post

Mark Student’s Work

It is important to Mark Student’s Work. The sooner the better after the lesson! Many children do not get their school work marked by a teacher.

Example

>A class of Grade 5 students was given an Enquiry task.
>>Some tasks were done in class and other tasks given as Home Learning.
>>A science project that involved collecting information from websites and writing a report.
>>Written work was due in three weeks.
>>It involved hours of work. It was submitted and …. then marked by another student in the classroom!
>>Nor was this big Enquiry mentioned in the school report!

Links:  Homework – Relevant and Short, Post,     3 For Free, Grade 2,   Creative Writing – Help Your Child,  “Off to the Shops” Literacy Grade 1-2,    “Let’s Make Kites” Literacy Grade 4,   “Adjectives” Literacy Grade 3, 4 , “Mammalia” Science Grade 5-7

Do it Better

1. Immediate feedback to a student is the most effective way for the child to learn.
2. It is more helpful if an adult sits with the child, shares the reading task, and watches over while they do the writing activities.
3. You could let the child attempt the writing tasks alone. Avoid prompting the child when they hesitate. Allow time for the child to work things out, work out a word using prior knowledge, and self correct. Self correction is a good sign of progress.
4. At the end of this you can work out whether  your child earned a mark on a question on their own. Discuss.
   You could say, “I helped you with this one. Do you think you earned your mark?”
   Then give them an encouragment mark.
   This opens the way for lessons from Mum or Dad next week too as our own children are not so keen on help from parents.
5. If you find a student is having difficulty with the text and tasks, use easier materials.  If a child gets everything right and does the task quickly, the work is too easy.

Links: Enquiry Tasks in Primary Schools, Post,   Enquiry Tasks Have Pitfalls, Science

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