Chapter 10 Reflections

1.) How do you know that students understand a concept?

     If students can fill out a graphic organizer about their topic, they probably understand the concept. One way to make sure of this is to create a rubric to give students as they work and then use this same rubric to assess their work. If the student has given all the requirements then they most likely understand the concept.

2.) How can you depict student misconceptions of key information?

      This is like the previous question, in that if a student can correctly create a graphic organizer, then they understand the key information. If the students' graphic organizer is full of misinformation then they probably do not understand the information and will need further support or instruction.

3.) How can students capture and transfer brainstorming ideas into written thoughts?

      I think the best way to teach this is to model it for students before they begin their brainstorming process. The class could work with the teacher to brainstorm a topic and possibly create a simple graphic organizer for the ideas. Then, the teacher could model how to take the key ideas and turn them into written thoughts. I would definitely want my students to learn how to do this before having them do it on their own or in groups.