Chapter 4 FIAE

Chapter 4 discusses different ways of assigning or managing work in the classroom.  The portfolio is an option to use and has the benefit of getting students to look over their work a second (or greater) time.  In addition it provides the teacher with a bigger picture of a student’s productivity and learning.  The reading impacted me because it described the broad range of possibilities in using portfolios in the classroom.  I have only completed two portfolios in my life but both have provided a great representation of how I did in the class.  The portfolios also provide a detailed and quick way to look back or reference the information I learned throughout the year.  The chapter also details how to set up and use a rubric in the class.  I had not realized the detail required in creating a functional and helpful rubric.  I know in science the procedure section of my lab report was supposed to be a step by step process for people to accomplish the same exact experiment.  I see the rubric along similar lines but to explain to each student in no uncertain terms how to complete the assignment.  Similar to portfolio the student self-assessment seems like a great way to get students to look over their work again rather than just turn in and forget.  The wide variety of self-assessment makes integrating it into the classroom doable and easy.  The basic ones like self-checklist and reading notations are just several ways to get students to look over their work once it is given back to them.