I still cannot believe that my first trimester in UPOU is almost over. I am so excited on the future courses that I will learn before I can finally take the Licensure Examination for Teachers. EDS 113 will always be memorable to me as I have learned and analyzed a lot of things while taking this course. I remembered that my first journal is a question if it is easy to make assessments and right now I will still say the same thing :“It is never easy to teach and assess the students but if we always try to assess them effectively both process will be easier.”@euniceabadicio
I would like to share some of the important concepts that I will never forget and I have really enjoyed reading and reflecting on:
- Role of Assessment in the teaching-learning process
- Types of Assessments
- Table of Specifications
- The Power of Effective Feedback
- Rubrics Construction
I know that all the concepts that were taught during the course were all essential but I want to highlight the concepts above as those were the topics that I was really interested on and I can confidently say that I can comfortably apply and adapt to my future journey as an educator.
APPLICATION AND GOALS
I plan to prepare the table of specifications along with the lesson plan to ensure that the assessment will be fair and focused on topics depending on their importance. This will also ensure that my assessment is aligned with the learning objective and teaching instruction. I would also like to use multiple measures of assessment and to introduce my students with formative assessments so they will feel more motivated, engaged and more responsible of their own learning. I also believe in the power of providing effective feedback (constructive, timely and meaningful). I believe that I need to train myself in providing feedback even while at my current work as an administration manager so I will be more comfortable in sharing it with my future students. I am also confident that I will be able to adjust my teaching methods and course content if I have learned about the existing knowledge and learning process of my students based on the feedback that I have provided.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank you Teacher Malou for making this course challenging and enjoyable at the same time. The course and the activities are well organized and I can also observe that you have adapted the contents of this course with your own teaching and assessment methods.
I would also like to thank all of my classmates for sharing your insights and constructive feedbacks by means of asynchronous discussions and group assignments. I would also like to thank Team Intelligence for our brainstorming activities and powerful collaboration which have enhanced my motivation to be more responsible of my own learning so I can provide meaningful feedback too.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my husband Jericho Dondoy, my family and colleagues who were all very supportive with my journey of studying this course whilst I am working full-time as an administration manager and balancing my duties as a mother. I feel that I have achieved something useful for myself again.
Eunice Abadicio 