Oct 8 - Week 8 - Meeting 16 / Teaching: Assessment

 

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Unit: Teaching

Theme: Assessment

 

Introduction 


The term assessment refers to the evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something. In the field of Education, it refers to the assessment of students' educational needs.

 

II


Learning Objectives

 

  • Understand the purpose of assessment
  • Explain the importance of teaching the elements of dance
  • Gain an awareness of the importance of writing a lesson plan
  •  Experience the teaching of the elements of dance


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Main Lesson


1

ELEMENTS OF DANCE


 

Video




 
 

 
 Question 1

Why is it important to teach the elements of dance?


2

 Lesson Plan

Parts of the Lesson Plan

Title

Date

Objective

Competency

Materials

Content

Activity

Assessment

 

3

Assessment





Types of Assessment


a) Diagnostic : It takes place at the beginning of the unit.

b) Formative: It evaluates the process. It does not grade.

c) Summative: This evaluation depends on the part of the unit where it is required based on the achievement criteria. 

 

4

 

Evaluation Indicators: Points or percentage

 

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Evaluation Agents

(Who evaluates?)

 

a) Co-Evaluation:  Among the students

b) Letter Evaluation: By the teacher

c) Self-Evaluation: By the student

 

6

Read

 

 


Harnessing the Wind: The Art of Teaching Modern Dance 

Jan Eckert 

This book is a good frame for dance teachers interested in teaching modern dance.

  https://www.google.com/books/edition/Harnessing_the_Wind/dLxUoLzOt7MC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=modern+Dance&printsec=frontcover

Eckert, Jan (2003). Harnessing the Wild: The Art of Teaching Modern Dance. Human Kinetics

 

 

IV

A Note to Remember

 Assessment is the ongoing process of gathering evidence of what each student actually knows, understands, and can do. Comprehensive assessment approaches include a combination of formal and informal assessments—formative, interim, and summative.

 

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Case Study 

 A Comprehensive Student Assessment Solution

 https://www.powerschool.com/classroom/performance-matters/?_bk=k%20to%2012%20classroom%20assessment&_bt=448964834816&_bm=e&_bn=s&_bg=72446752209&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8qmhBhClARIsANAtboexnAMUWjebic7bRwWUdX8GXXKNq068uYlNC8Wt6JDPV_QLCywwLIsaAmqvEALw_wcB

 

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Activity

 

Students create groups, teach the elements of dance in order to evaluate their learning process.
 
VII
Journaling
 

VIII
Glossary
 
 
IX
Sources
 
 
X 
Student's Work 



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