Mrs. Xing is having trouble controlling all her students in the computer lab and checking all the scripts given to her. I am going to propose pre-emptive/intervention strategies that can help Mrs. Xing solve her classroom management issues. Feel free to post your comments on proposed way that I have came up with!
Firstly, Mrs. Xing could group her students first and appoint 1 resposible leader in each group before coming to the lab. She could brief her students on their work before they enter the lab or she coud ask the students to sit at the front of the lab to give detailed instructions. Also, she could brief the group leaders beforehand on what is to be done so that group leaders are able to help the members instead of Mrs. Xing having to help. I personally feel that giving detailed insructions to students is important to ensure that they understand of what needs to be done.
Once instructions were given, students are to proceed to the computer to start on their work. Instead of having Mrs. Xing correcting the drafts, she could pair the students up for them to check on each other's work. This is to ensure that students are abel to learn from each other and that she would not have many scripts to mark.
To counter the student's work either not on- topic or lacked coherency and also badly organised composition, she could explained to the students again of what is required of a narrative at the start of the lesson.
Alright, so far this is what I have in mind.
Comments please! =)
I totally agree about having to give detailed instructions. Pairing between a stronger and weaker student is also a great idea. And finally your right about having Mrs Xing to explain to students at the start of the lesson...
ReplyDeleteThanks & noted for the comment!
ReplyDeletepairing students up as you suggested is great idea... they learn from each other...
ReplyDeletebut mrs xing still needs to check all the drafts as they might still need further corrections.. after all their friends might have edited them wrongly...
I have to agree with Saadah. Pairing up of students not only enables them to learn from each other but also helps them to occupy their time better.
ReplyDeletesometimes, i get confused. during educational psyc 1, i was asked to give my views on how to help weaker students. i also suggested pairing them up with a buddy so there would always be constant help. i got stares of disbelief, from the tutor and the people around me. ?????
ReplyDeletetheir reason was that if the weaker student were to be paired with a stronger student, the former would be even more depressed due to the difference in results. the tutor said that small kid, begin egocentric always think the world belongs to them and he concluded that the stronger student would be selfish and not share ideas with the weaker student.
so how? anyone can help?
I like the idea of the group leaders. The students would love the idea cos it makes them feel entrusted with something important and he would also help in terms of lab etiquette cos of the 'leader status'. Hhehe!
ReplyDeleteAs for Zhonghui, I would probably give credit to the weaker student to not be so depressed cos all the weaker kids would be paired up the same way?
saadah: that's true! however with Word's correcting their usage of English, I believe that it will help Mrs Xing with the correction of spellings. =)
ReplyDeleteShikin T: Noted!
Zonghui: hmmm... that may not be necessarily true. I believe that there are some things that the weaker students know that might amused the stronger ones. It might not be the usage of English but it could be the creativity of the story?
Hidayah: I would agree with you on that! =)