Miss Shamim Akhtar
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I am a humble teacher, language specialist, and mentor dedicated to fostering growth through knowledge sharing. Let's explore the world of knowledge together in pursuit of excellence and professional development. #EducateInspireGrow
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USE OF CONSTRUCTIVISM IN MODREN TEACHING MODELS
Constructivism is a learning theory that emphasizes the active role of learners in constructing their understanding and knowledge through their experiences and reflection during the learning process. The principles and concepts of constructivism suggest that learning can become more meaningful and effective when learners are actively engaged in the learning process.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar3 months ago in Education
THE 5E MODEL OF INSTRUCTION AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
Introduction The 5E model is an instructional and pedagogical method that promotes a dynamic learning environment for inquiry-based learning. This model comprises five phases: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate. When effectively utilized, the 5E model can contribute to developing 21st-century skills among students. In the following paragraphs, I will try to elaborate on the role of the 5E model of instruction in relation to developing the 21st century skills among students.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar4 months ago in Education
LESSON PLAN
Lesson plan is an across-the-board guide for instructors to compose and classify the instructional activities for a teaching session. It administers a comprehensible and systematic framework for the learning process. Key constituents of the lesson plan include objectives, resources, activities, assessments, feedback, evaluation, etc. The lesson plan is an organized guide that outlines the objectives, associates them with the set standards, lists the mandatory materials, and instructional plan of action. It varies from schools to colleges to universities, etc. Examples comprise teaching subjects like project management by keeping in view particular objectives, material required, activities, assessments, etc.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar4 months ago in Education
UNDERSTANDING
Understanding is defined as the human capacity and ability to comprehend. One should be aware of particular things while acting or perceiving some particular message. The same is true regarding comprehension of concepts even complex concepts.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar5 months ago in Education
ADULT LEARNING
Adult Learning Adult learning is also referred as Andragogy which defines the role of teacher as facilitator and helper by offering opportunities to their students to learn by themselves and gain new knowledge from the resources provided by the helper and from their background knowledge.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar5 months ago in Education
ROLE OF MOTIVATION IN LEARNING
Motivation plays a vital role in every sphere of life and various phases of activities. Our success and achievement in life depend on motivation. Motivation is said to be the ‘heart of learning’, ‘golden road to learning’ and ‘potent factor in learning’, as all learning is motivated learning. Our success and achievement in life depend on motivation. It is present in the roots of all human activities. Motivation has become a central construct in both educational and psychological research and plays a significant role in several theories of human development and learning.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar5 months ago in Education
Norms of Paper Marking
Marking norms play a crucial role in the evaluation and assessment to improve the academic performance of students. In educational settings, whether it be schools, colleges, or universities, marking norms help establish a standard framework for grading assignments, exams, and other assessments. The design and implementation of these norms require careful consideration to ensure fairness, accuracy, and consistency in evaluating students' work. Moreover, adding rubrics may provide expectations and goals for student success. Rubrics may promote. fairness, equity. and transparency in marking assessments.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar5 months ago in Education
Evaluation System in Education
The process of teaching and testing the growing human child is as old as man himself. Evaluation is the process of assessing the worth, value, or importance of something. It involves collecting and analyzing data to make evaluation-related decisions or assessments. The evaluation system plays a crucial role in shaping the academic journey of students. For evaluation purposes two terms are commonly used: Inspection and evaluation. The purpose of the test is to ensure that the material studied has been appropriately recorded and correctly reproduced. We are talking about finding mental, moral and social changes that occur in the structure of the student’s personality and directly affect his behaviour. The goal is to assess the sum of each candidate's knowledge and measure what they achieved during their training to assess their abilities.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar5 months ago in Education
Classroom Assessment and Grading Practices : A Decision Making Model
Grading practices require a lot of assessments and decision-making. Whenever teachers evaluate a task or a piece of work, they have to render a lot on that task from every possible angle. Besides the electronic grading mechanisms, teachers do use their methods which at times are innovative in their very nature.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar5 months ago in Education
Factors Influencing Classroom Assessment
The world has become a global village and everything is one click away. In these evolving scenarios, there are certain factors which are influencing our classrooms and the way of assessment in classrooms. The purpose of classroom assessment is to assess what students have learned and to what extent they have attained the information or topic which they have been taught. Apart from this, there are some other aspects of assessment which include enhancing motivation and bringing a sense of achievement among the students.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar5 months ago in Education
Accessing Students in a Classroom
Classroom assessment plays an important role in getting information about students learning. Students' assessment is mainly influenced by two factors firstly teacher beliefs and values and secondly by some external factors. Teacher beliefs and values include; the philosophy of teaching and learning, pulling for students’ success, accommodating individual differences, enhancing student engagement and motivation and promoting student understanding. On the other hand, external factors comprise; large-scale/mandated/high-stakes tests, school grading policies, and parent and teacher evaluation. The summative assessment practices and grading practices can be improved by matching assessments to learning objectives, Using many different types of assessments and taking into account the importance of constructed-response assessments and homework.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar5 months ago in Education
CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT AND ITS EVERLASTING IMPACT
1. Recall the time when you were a student and recall a specific ... subject, grade level, teacher, or episode of assessment. Ask yourself these questions. What was the teacher doing? What were students doing? What impression did that assessment episode have on you at the time? Why? Has your impression of that assessment episode changed over the years? Why / Why not? You can easily retrieve from your subconscious memory the exact subject, the name of your teacher and even the episode of your assessment. Usually, we remember two instances, the one which is the best event where you got appreciation from your teacher or too bad. Why? Because the classroom assessment has very deeper and everlasting impact on our learning. Someone can even recall if he was mistreated, ridiculed or insulted in the class. But that kind of experience can spoil the career of students. So we should be very careful as a teacher while assessing our students. The study says that those students who are more successful in their lives perform extremely well in their careers and are appreciated as students in their classes.
By Miss Shamim Akhtar5 months ago in Education