Out of the four girls for whom I switched to PBL:
- 2 were not there.
- One was delighted and took to it immediately.
- One got busy and immersed immediately.
Some of the students were nervous. What is their page supposed to look like? How will I grade it? What are they supposed to do? They are very focused on being told how to learn and how to get good grades, and feel rudderless without more specifics.
Some of the students were excited at the freedom.
The one who hates projects and wants to be taught did find some pesukim that intrigued her. She does not want to make a wiki page. But she's learning happily.
We still haven't discussed assessment criteria.
Two of the students do not have the stamina to work on their own for an hour. One of them was confused about the layout of the website and felt stumped. She ended up working with someone else, but the two of them didn't know what to do after choosing a topic and putting the pesukim and translations on their page.
I think for those students, I might need to create specific assignments for them so they can direct and focus their learning.
No comments:
Post a Comment