Citizenship: Contributing Yourself

          Citizenship is known to be a part of the six pillars of character that corresponds to being a good neighbor. A person can be considered as a good citizen if he takes part in the development of their country and environment. It is a broad concept to explain. That is why I had a hard time finding the perfect photo that will suit the word.

            I noticed that citizenship is related to trustworthiness because they both have the description, ‘loyal to the country’. I also got confused with responsibility. They possess the key terms, ‘take care of the environment’. Therefore, citizenship is connected to all the remaining pillars of character. A good citizen should respect others, be responsible, be trustworthy, be fair, and be caring.

            The assignment made me reflect to how I contribute to the society. It made think, ‘what am I doing for my country?’ The photo I submitted was a picture of teachers cleaning the school. I can see myself volunteering for it in the future.

            At the end, I realized that to be a good citizen, one should do what they can. Citizenship is the chance to make a difference to the place where you belong. No matter how small the act is, as long as you care for your country, it will always be the same like huge contributions. An individual should be a good example that a country can be proud of. That is what it takes to be a good citizen. 

Affective Objectives: Growing as a Person

        In a learners’ total development, it comprises the cognitive, affective and psychomotor. Affective objectives are the most uncommon among the three. After constructing objectives under it, I realized that it was neglected for a reason that it was the hardest target to accomplish.

            We struggled to make affective objectives. I found out then that it was hard to make one. It was confusing for us to come up with observable behaviors. Unlike the cognitive and psychomotor, affective requires a lot of attention to make it. The levels were hard to distinguish from one another.

            With the help and ideas of my groupmates, we were able to pull off perfect and considerable objectives under the affective domain. Although it was hard to accomplish our task, we were able to finish it. I was enlightened by this activity that students’ development is not only about how they think and how they do things. It is also about how they feel. It can really affect how they will learn in the future.

            Affective objectives can really help the teachers to mold not only “schooled” learners but instead, “educated” students.

Report and activity: A Privilege

              I was tasked to report the affective assessment. Basically, I am the first reporter. I was nervous back then so it showed while I was presenting the lesson. I prepared for that but I reported as if I don't know anything. I learned that I should be more calm and collected while speaking because I know to myself that I mastered my report.

                   The activity we did was "Pass the Answer" since group activities are trends nowadays. Everyone enjoyed and participated. Some were too competitive. Some just supported silently. At the end, we connected the affective in our activity.

Quiz No. 1: Paperless Anxiety

                 

There are two significant things the quiz had showed me.

            The quiz reminded me that keywords are important. Even if the question is long, if one knows the right words, a student will not be confused.

            It is important to pay attention to the basics. For instance, before going to the topic of assessment 2, it is necessary to go back and recall what you have learned in assessment 1. They can determine if a student is ready to go on with a higher level of knowledge. It was good to revive what we know in order for us to understand the new lesson more clearly.

           The basics include the four common terms in assessment which are the assessment, evaluation, measurement and test. Measures of central tendency and measures of variability were also included. The measures of central tendency are a number that can represent a set of numerical data while the measures of variability show the dispersion or differences of individual scores. The numbers there can be described as negatively skewed, positively skewed or normal depending on the distribution of scores.

            As a future teacher, those concepts are very important for handling a class in an effective manner. I can use the assessment as a way to improve what aspect is lacking and utilize more what aspect is necessary.

Mean, Median, Mode: Reacquinted

       Mean, median and mode were already taught to us even before back in high school and elementary days. This activity reminded me of how I love Mathematics. It was my first love before English.

            As future English teachers, we were taught about mainly literature and grammar. During our first year in college, we were given sentences, subject-verb agreement and choosing words as our breakfast every morning. Our lunch was composed of nutritious structure of the English language and our dinner was the different literatures around the world. Because of that experience I thought that I will eventually lost my appetite for numbers.

            Mean is like the average because they have the same formula. Median is the most challenging number to find because you have to arrange first the numbers into chronological order and then, find the middlemost number. The mode is the easiest to find but it is also tricky because you have to make sure that it is really the number that occurs the most frequently.

            Measures of central tendency are very important because it can help a teacher to summarize the results of her students. She can also describe if she got the positively skewed or negatively skewed.

             I realize that if you really love something, that love will never fade away. Mathematics will always be a part of who I am. Now, who says English Majors can’t do math?

Principle No. 8: Reflect Your Own

           

After learning about the principles on high quality assessment, it was quite hard to put them in other expression such as making a poster. I had difficulty in brainstorming my poster. I even encountered a lot of problems and realizations.

    First, I had trouble analyzing the principle #8 (Self-evaluation must be emphasized.) I thought to myself, what is self-evaluation in the first place? Then, I started to look up for things associated with the word. Understanding the principle is one thing but translating what you understand into drawing and combining them to form an art is another matter for me to deal with.

            Second, I felt that drawings were not enough to convey the principle clearly in my poster. I was not satisfied with what I made.

          Lastly, I sensed happiness and satisfaction after I got what I envisioned my poster to be. I learned that in making a poster, it is important to pay attention to every detail. It includes the drawing, the color and the message you are trying to convey. It was truly necessary to use symbols that are interrelated to one another to have harmony.

Scales of Measurement: Present The Numbers!

                    The scales of measurement include the nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. One must first clearly understand each scale before performing. The nominal means assigning numbers for classification. Ranking the numbers is the ordinal. Interval symbolizes distance between numbers. The ratio shows the true zero value. The task required us to present anything to show the distinction among the scales.

                 In the first scale, we had found out that there was no need for us to make it complex because it was simplest among the four. Nominal is all about giving numbers regardless of their order. It was like giving numbers to marathon runners or assigning jersey numbers for basketball players. Numbers have nothing to do with how the runners will run and how the basketball players will play. They are there to make the group organized.

            Ordinal scale of measurement is similar to ranking the students into top 10 and awarding the winners from first to third place. On one hand, interval can be associated with temperature. It can be hotter in room 201 than room 209. The distance between two lovers in a long distance relationship is also considered as an example of interval. On the other hand, weight and height are examples of ratio. They have zero values.

            At first, it was hard to think what to present. Then, we tried to look around with our surroundings. We saw that the scales’ manifestations can be found everywhere if we just look harder.