Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: What are some methods you have found to be effective when assessing student learning? If you are asked this question in a job interview for a teaching position: What are some things you should avoid when responding to this question? What might be some important points to stress that would get the interviewer's attention? How would you respond to this question? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I'd stress practice testing and distributed practice. Distributed practice meaning practicing the content in a number of short sessions over a long period of time. Some techniques I would avoid saying would be summarization, highlighting, the keyword mnemonic, imagery use for text learning, and rereading. Although those techniques could be used for certain grade levels, comparatively to techniques such as self-explanation, they are considered to be poor techniques. I would respond by saying practice testing and distributed practice are some methods that I have found effective.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree about the practice testing, and I also like how you mentioned ideas that are considered to be poor ideas. Rated On: March 1, 2015 6:12 pm Rated By: Charity Knowles