Lesson 4: Implementation Phase

Lesson 4 Implementation Phase
The question I focused on in the Chapter 10 reading was determining whether our project is teaching what it is suppose to. Evaluation will be used in our project to show if we were successful in teaching the objectives and if the project was learner friendly. When designing my part of the project, I wanted to make sure that I was sticking to the objective and not just adding fluff. Our practice evaluation will give us an idea of what we need to tweek. For our age group, 1st-2nd graders, we will implement standards-based assessment. Students will be asked to perform authentic tasks such as drawing their own maps and constructing their own model of a community. They will self-test on an online program by locating directions on a map and labeling continents and oceans on a map. The program will correct according to numbers of attempts and print off a score for the student.
In response to chapter 11, evaluation instruments, and considering the grade I teach, 2nd, the two evaluations that I prefer are Portfolio Assessments and Anecdotal Records. I have always used portfolios with my students. Some of the benefits include, being able to show progression throughout the year and have artifacts on hand for parents. There is nothing better than seeing the look on a child’s face when they compare their beginning of the year work to their end of the year work. In addition, I love using Anecdotal Records. I have a file for each subject with layered index cards, one for each student. It is so easy to walk around the room and jot down notes on these cards. I can then specifically praise a student for something I saw them do without trying to remember which student did what. Notes are also great for referring to when you need to reteach a subject or small group just a few students that don’t seem to be getting it. I actually learned about Anecdotal Record keeping at UVSC preschool while doing an internship there. I have used it ever since. However, for the purpose of our online project, our evaluations will mainly be comprised of testing skills and behavior by having the students draw and create maps and self-test using on line programs.
Chapter 12 taught me about conducting formative and summative evaluations. Since I will be the primary evaluator of our project this is an important aspect for me. I will use formative evaluation in making sure our practice students understand the instruction and can enter data correctly on the computer. I will be able to note if they understand the exercises according to their questions. I will also be able to note how long each activity takes, or if it is too difficult or too simple. Through these evaluations I will be able to tell if our material was well designed and accurate for the objective. Using the summative evaluation, I will be able to note if the learning objectives were met. I will be able to measure the effectiveness of the lessons by evaluating the student’s final projects and scores on online testing. I will also be able to record my observations of the learners’ behavior. I will then be able to take these results back to my team so that we can make any changes or improvements necessary to make our program run smoothly.
From reading the ADDIE Evaluation Phase I was able to comprehend the importance of implementing all the steps in the ADDIE project outline. The evaluation phase will help us, as a team, provide a review for our project. We want to make sure that our project is user friendly and that the objectives have been met. I especially liked the question geared toward quality and timeliness, "What can we do in the time that we have?" I hope that, as a team, we will be able to get the project done and get the project right. The needs analysis phase is important to make sure the content is in correct order and the activities and exercises are complete. We need to be able to assess what the students have learned and make sure the course is user friendly. Through the instructional design phase we created a task analysis map and aligned our objectives with our teaching instruction. We each took the responsibility of creating one of four courses that follow the main objective. From there we decided which elements each of us would use, storyboard, websites, video, power points and internet activities. From these objectives we formed our training evaluation. It will include student response, learning, and results.
I have to admit I have felt rushed in preparing some of my material. I have not had access to my own computer for over a week. I am hoping it will be back on Monday. I have prepared my power point and online activities, but I am waiting for my MAC to put voice and music to my powerpoint and create my reading video.
SNAP! I''M 20 MIN. LATE. PLEASE SAY YOU'LL ACCEPT THIS!