When I create objective tests, I try to incorporate several types of questions such as true/false, multiple choice, matching, and fill-in. I wonder though if I should just stick with one type per assessment or continue using many types.

I found that including language skills in math class added a positive new dimension to my lessons. For example, I asked students to write a short essay explain how to solve certain problems but without wrting out math equations. This required students to explain in writing what their thinking process is. I also do the same by asking students to verbally explain what to do to solve a problem on the board while another student performs those actions at the board. Combing writing, speaking, listening, and tactile actions has made for a more interesting math class.

When I want to encourage a shy responder to address a question, I will let him/her know a few minutes in advance that a question is coming to that student. I then prep the student on hnow to answer the question. I then call on the student to promote his/her answering a question and since the student was pre-warned of the question and the answer, he/she is well-prepared to answer. This fosters more participation in coming lessons.

After completing this module, I realize that I have been doing well developing objectives but not goals. That may sound odd since objectives come from goals but what I think I have been doing is combining the two terms and generating a single output. Based on my experience from this module, I am going to breakout my course goals separately from my course objectives goig forward.

I am glad I completed this module as it reminded me that learning often takes place outside the classroom. I am going to use this motivation to do a better job of helping students connect my course content with lives outside the classroom. Perhaps rather than assigning projects that I develop alone, I would ask students to complete projects using inputs from their lives such as their jobs, homelife, or other areas of interest.