End of Unit – How did we perform?
The single most effective measure of my performance as a teacher lies in the results achieved by my learners in the end of unit submissions. Did students generally achieve to their potential? Did students fare better or worse under these conditions?
With this unit, and the definite push towards independent work rate, achievements were scattered. Some students fared better, some worse and some as per expected standard. What does this mean – ultimately individual learning preferences will impact achievement in any learning environment.
The work plan did lead students to produce the required materials, and the ePortfolio space did enable the submission of materials. I still have not achieved my goal of all students submitting their materials digitally, but I intend to achieve that by the end of this year.
At the end of each unit I ask my learners to review and rate my performance. Previously I have done this on a paper handout which I collect and collate. The review is anonymous and provides them the opportunity to honestly provide feedback. This time around I have used a free online survey service – Zoomerang. This will provide the ultimate in anonymity, plus the bonus of automatic collation of survey results. One significant change I have made in this survey is I have also asked them to review their own performance critically. I intend to follow this up with a focussed debrief on the first lesson back in term 2. I feel this is necessary as more students did not work effectively under the model of learning implemented in this unit, than those that did.
