Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Summer Blog #1
I wasn't sure exactly what to expect before taking the Diagnostic Test, but after taking it, I wasn't too surprised about the types of questions and the layout of the test, but it was much harder than I was expecting. It reminded me of the reading portion of the ACT, but it was harder. I often had to read parts of the work several times before understanding it. In order to do well on the final exam, I need to increase my speed of understanding the passages. There were also many different types of literature that I had to read instead of just book excerpts. Now, I understand that we are reading certain books to practice analyzing new texts, not to know about those books specifically for the test. I didn't do as well as I hoped the first time, and I hope to improve this year.
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It's really helpful to me when students take the time to give thoughtful, specific information like "I need to increase my speed of understanding the passages" and "Now, I understand that we are reading certain books to practice analyzing new texts, not to know about those books specifically for the test."
ReplyDeleteKnowing very specifically what students struggle with and knowing when these moments of "making connections" occur, and why, helps me in a bunch of different ways--not only in planning for what students know and don't know and when, but in extending my own thinking about what we should be doing with our class time.