What happens when projects are not graded? We replaced the timetable and ran a special programme called IDEAS Project in 2019-2020 during the online learning period. It aimed to create a learning experience and support students in developing self-directed projects. A list of choices was provided, and students signed up for an option of their …
Why did I conduct this action research? Professor Hattie’s research emphasizes the learners’ engagement with the feedback process and its role in developing assessment-capable learners who are able to regulate their own learning. Hattie notes that developing assessment capable students who know the learning intention for what is being taught can describe where they are …
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How do we end the school year during the closure? I worked collaboratively with our MYP teachers and initiated IDEAS Project and Fair last academic school year at KIS International School (Bangkok, Thailand). IDEAS represents Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship, Activity, Service. The concept is also a continuum extending to the Creative, Activity, Service (CAS) component in the Diploma Programme. …
This post is writing to introduce a reflection protocol: What? So What? Now what? to promote student reflection and critical thinking. Critical Self-reflection How do we guide students to reflect critically? I have been researching this question and hope to increase high-level thinking of my students. I have observed that my students’ reflections were superficial …
How might we help students become self-regulated online learners?
The WHY of GRASPS assessment design GRASPS is a model advocated for by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe to guide teachers in designing authentic performance-based assessment. It’s a form of assessment that engages learners to employ their thinking skills and demonstrate application of essential knowledge, conceptual understanding, and skills acquired throughout a unit of learning.