Chapter 3 FIAE

Chapter 3 begins by making the point that students come into the classroom biased as to how they learn and perceive information.  The author makes the point that splitting students into groups is critical beyond interrupting the mundane classroom routine.  This impacts me because I should be aware how students work together and how they can benefit from different groupings.  Incorporating EEK and KUD into my classroom will be important because it follows the idea of the last few chapters.  Students should know the subject, understand the subject and be able to practically use the information they have learned.  Pre-assessment is important for finding the goals that I would need to teach in the classroom.  The book describes a summative assessment which reflects all that we deem important to know for the class and are given at the end of the lesson.  This assessment is used for the teacher to check for understanding but also for the student to put into perspective the material they have learned and connect it to issues and problems.  The formative assessment is used to check the status of a student’s learning throughout the semester and to make sure they are hitting important checkpoints.  One comment in the reading is that the students should not have adult level proficiency with the material in the class.  I feel this impacts me because while I would expect the best out of my students, I should not expect all of them to master the course material completely by the end of the semester.