EPISODE 2

Name of Teacher : Ms. Myka Venisse Garcia

Date of Observation : April 3, 2024
Subject : EDUC 85 – Technology for Teaching and Learning I

Activity 2.1
INSTRUCTIONS: Interview your cooperating teacher about the purpose of assessment.
List five (5) purposes why s/he is assessing her/his students' learning.

Assessment Purpose #1: As an effective teacher, it is very important for us to have

assessments with regards to our students' learning in order to know their strengths and
weaknesses and the different skills that need to be improved.
Assessment Purpose #2: For us teachers to know what materials, strategies, and pedagogies
to use or adjust for an effective and practical teaching and learning process.
Assessment Purpose #3: To encourage learners to actively participate and get involved with
the application of learning.
Assessment Purpose #4: Assessment is also a great help for us teachers in building our
students' peer and self-assessment skills, which can have an immense impact on their social
and life skills.
Assessment Purpose #5: To ensure that the set learning objectives included in the curriculum
are being met.

Activity 2.2
INSTRUCTIONS: The following are the approaches to assessment. Interview your
cooperating teacher in describing each one of them.

Approaches Description

1. Assessment FOR This is an approach in which we measure

Learning the learning of our students, their progress,
and their difficulties. Along with these
difficulties, feedback must be given
immediately. This approach may also help
us know what materials can be effectively
utilized.

2. Assessment OF Changes in the behavior of our students

Learning must now be observed or seen in this
approach for us to assess whether our
students have learned and our teaching
approaches are effective in achieving the
aims, goals, and objectives of the
implemented curriculum.
 3. Assessment AS This is the approach in which we let our
Learning students practice their metacognition skills,
or where they should be maximizing their
potential for thinking about thinking, as this
skill is an integral part of acting upon
feedback.

1. How do u compare the approaches of learning?

These three approaches differ from another in terms of things they give focused on
assessing. For instance, in Assessment For learning is about the progress and
difficulties as well as giving feedback. Assessment of learning, on the other hand, is
about whether the students are learning or not based on the teachers strategies.
Meanwhile, the last approach is about the application of the learnings of the students.
2. How does your cooperating teacher practice each approach in assessing his/her
learners? Give examples.
In the discussion, the teacher only practice the approach of Assessment For and Of
Learning. In Assessment Of Learning, the teacher gave a group quiz as it allowed the
teacher to assess whether the students learned the lesson. Further, in Assessment For
Learning, is applied in the pre - activity because this approach is usually given before
or during the lesson proper and it assess the students prior knowledge to the topic.
3. Which of the approaches is more frequently used bt the ct?
The most frequent approach is the Assessment For Learning because the teacher
practice this before the class which is the pre-activity and during the lesson as she was
constantly asking questions to the students or doing recitations. This approach help
the teacher to determine the difficulties of the learners before the lesson and whether
the students are really grasping the topic during the discussion.
4. Why is high quality assessment important in students' learning?
High quality assessment is vital part in terms of assesing whether the students are
learning or not and if the teaching strategies are effective that's why it is important
that it is hight quality because it will give the teachers a more realible and valid results
from it.

Insights:

To begin with, observation in the class of our cooperating teacher was very commendable as
it gave me a lot of important things I needed. In furtherance of that, I learned necessary things
just like the significance of the assessment in students' learning and what are the things I need
in order to have a high quality assessment that will help the students' learning. Moreover, I
also acquire important knowledge of what are different purposes of the assessment. Before, I
thought that it is just there to measure if the students are learning very well or not but now, I
realized that there is a lot of things why assessments are significant. In addition, through
interviewing my cooperating teacher, I got to add more information to what I already knew
about the approaches of Assessment such as Assessment For, Of, and As Learning. All things
considered, this observation was fun and informative as I got to learn many things that I
could use in the future.

1. Teachers must be competent in knowing whether the assessment tasks are suitable to
the grade level of their students.
2. Teachers must be competent in aligning the assessment tasks to the learning outcomes
of the lesson.
3. Teachers must be competent to observe what are the interests or skills of the students
to have a differentiated assessment tasks.
4. Teachers must be competent to use or practice high quality assessment for student
learning.
5. Teachers must be competent in giving feedback as it is also crucial in terms of giving
assessment tasks.

EPISODE 3

Name of Teacher : Ms. Myka Venisse Garcia

Date of Observation : April 3, 2024
Subject : EDUC 85 – Technology for Teaching and Learning I

Activity 3.2
INSTRUCTIONS: Interview your cooperating teacher or other teachers in your
cooperating school handling different grade levels. Ask the following questions:

1. In assessing your students in different levels, are you using the same tasks? Why or
Why not?
The tasks I use may vary depending on their needs and capabilities. For the reason that I am
handling diverse learners. Some of them can easily understand and do things related to the
topics discussed, while others are not.

2. How do you differentiate the assessment tasks you use in different levels?

I read first what is suggested in the curriculum, then I observe my classes to determine if the
suggested tasks are applicable to the levels they are at, their interests, and what activities
might engage them the most.
3. Why should you use different tasks at different levels?

For the reason that students learn differently in various ways, and of course, different levels
have different competencies and objectives to be achieved.

4. How do assessment tasks at different levels affect students’ learning?

As learning starts with knowing, various assessments can greatly impact the students’
curiosity and eagerness to learn new things and concepts. Assessments can also be a great
help for them to be engaged and motivated, which will result in a good and effective learning
process.

Teaching/Learning Activities: A crossword puzzle as a pre-activity. The students must do the

crossword and find different words related to the topic. After finding all the words, they must
find the final word. The final word must be define using all the words they found.

Assessment Tasks: Assessed the students through group quiz. The group quiz is called, "Deal
or No Deal". They must decide whether they can answer the question or pass it to the other
members.

1. Is the assessment used by the CT aligned to the intended learning outcomes and
teaching and learning actd? Why or why not.

It is evident that the assessment used by the teacher is aligned to the intended learning
outcomes and teaching and learning activities. For the reason that the assessment task
is through group quiz and the content of the quiz was also about the ICT National
Policies that the teacher discussed. This group quiz reflect the three learning outcomes
given by the teacher before the lesson and the teaching and learning activities which
is also about the topic.

2. Is the assessment tasks used by the CT is suitable to the students' grade level? Why ot
Why not?
The assessment task used by the teacher was indeed suitable for the first year
students. The group quiz was done with a twist which is through a game called "Deal
Or No Deal". The first year student were familiar with it and it is not that hard to play
or answer in their level.

3. In choosing the assessment tasks to be used, what factors the teacher should consider?
 Based on our cooperating teacher, it is necessary to first observe your class to know
what are the assessment tasks that are suitable to their levels. Additionally, it is a must
to consider if its aligned to the curriculum and learning outcomes. Lastly, the teacher
must consider the interests and what will make the students engage the most.

key points to be done in assesing students' learning at different levels.

1. Make sure to have a differentiated assessment tasks that are aligned to the
interests, skills, and learning styles of the students.
2. The assessment method or strategies must be aligned to the intended learning
outcomes and teaching and learning activities.
3. The assessment task must be suitable and appropriate to the grade level of the
students.
4. Make sure that the assessment are as authentic as possible and is fair to
everyone.
5. Clear concepts and instructions, criteria, and purpose of the assessment must
be given beforehand.

Initially, the classroom observation in the class discussion of our cooperating teacher is
indeed a highly beneficial as it provided me with a important and valuable insights that is
essential in this episode. Previously, my understanding of assessments is I thought that it is
just there to measure if the students are learning very well or not but now, I realized that there
is a lot of things why assessments are significant not just to learners but also to teachers. As
such, this observation broadened my view on the significance of assessments in teaching and
learning process as well as the considerations in making the assessments. Furthermore, I
found the observation as experience that are both engaging and enlightening as it feed me
various knowledge and methods that I can apply in my future teaching practices.