Students' assessment and class management: A critical Approach
We know that the teaching method is effective only if it reaches the targets of the program. Teaching the students in each level should be tested. The assessment and the testing of the students are important parts of teaching and learning process. The students learn very well in classes is constant and is part of student’s expectations. The assessment can be done in various ways, through testing at the end of the term, or can be done continuously. However testing and assessment should be taken really seriously if we want to achieve high results in our work as English teachers. Also the class management plays an important part in the process of teaching-leaning and it is closely connected to the assessment and testing of the students. Key words: assessment, class management, teaching, learning. testing
Communication in the Language Classroom
PART ONE: INPUT, INTERACTION, AND NEGOTIATION PART TWO: CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS - INTERACTION-BASED TEACHING
Teaching for understanding : linking research with practice
Part One: Foundations of Teaching for Understanding. 1. Why Do We Need a Pedagogy of Understanding?(Vito Perrone). 2. What is Understanding?(David Perkins). Part Two: Teaching for Understanding in the Classroom. 3. What is Teaching for Understanding?(Martha Stone Wiske). 4. How Do Teachers Learn to Teach for Understanding?(Martha Stone Wiske, Karen Hammerness, Daniel Gray Wilson). 5. How Does Teaching for Understanding Look in Practice?(Ron Ritchart, Martha Stone Wiske, Eric Buchovecky, Lois Hetland). Part Three: Students' Understanding in the Classroom. 6. What Are the Qualities of Understanding?(Veronica Boix Mansilla, Howard Gardner). 7. How Do Students Demonstrate Understanding?(Lois Hetland, Karen Hammerness, Chris Unger, Daniel Gray Wilson). 8. What Do Students in Teaching for Understanding Classrooms Understand?(Karen Hammerness, Rosario Jaramillo, Chris Unger, Daniel Gray Wilson). 9. What Do Students Think About Understanding?(Chris Unger and Daniel Gray Wilson with Rosario Jaramillo and Roger Dempsey). Part Four: Promoting Teaching for Understanding. 10. How Can We Prepare New Teachers?(Vito Perrone). 11. How Can Teaching for Understanding Be Extended in Schools?(Martha Stone Wiske, Lois Hetland, Eric Buchovecky). Conclusion: Melding Progressive and Traditional Perspectives(Howard Gardner).