After group micro teaching, we were engaged
in peer and self evaluation. I believe that it was an effective way to see our strengths and weaknesses objectively. I think
that using something tangible (ping pong balls), we were able to incorportate
participatory activities into the lesson. By transporting ping pong balls using
their hands only, students did the actual experiment and saw what happened as
the number of participants increased. They seemed to have fun and be
engaged in the activity. For those who might find it hard to analyze
data, it could be helpful in organizing processes and their thoughts as they were
participating in activities. Moreover, I think that the indication of application
worked well since we clearly explained how to read/ interpret the graph and
match it to the real-world meaning. Also, closing was good as we recapped our lesson,
but it could have been better if we had students tell us what they have
learned.
However, I believe that we did not really
check-in on learners’ prior knowledge before we started the lesson. Since some
students might not know how to plot a point on a graph, it could have been
better if we demonstrated how to plot first two points on the board first and
let them do the rest by themselves. Moreover, we did not really introduce any
specific form of assessment as the lesson went through. We could have had
students discuss more deeply in a group and present their ideas to the class as
a way of checking for their understanding. Over all, I realized that thinking is
an important part of the learning process, and I would always have to think
about how to promote critical thinking in students.
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