McClanahan, Lydia
CA
Independent Group
Work | Alexander Street. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://search.alexanderstreet.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/view/work/1783042
Summary
An assessment for learning technique that limits the number of times a student can ask the teacher a question while solving difficult problems is modeled during a 9th grade math class. This research based technique seeks to determine where students really need help as opposed to when they might be relying on the teacher for working through challenging tasks. Students are placed in mixed ability groups and asked to turn data into equations. Each student is given 3 "lifelines", and once they have used them on questions from the teacher they can't ask any more.
Evaluation -
This seems like an excellent strategy to be explicitly used with students in any content area in particular during the "practice" phase of instruction after direct instruction has occurred. The instructor in the video is correct that teachers and students often fall into the habit of mindlessly asking/answering questions before authentic collaboration and effort has been put into working through a challenge. Ultimately, this strategy has the ability to provide the instructor with an accurate assessment of what students need in terms of content, and it also give students the confidence and stamina to work through challenges on their own, saving answers/assistance from the instructor only when truly necessary.
This seems like an excellent strategy to be explicitly used with students in any content area in particular during the "practice" phase of instruction after direct instruction has occurred. The instructor in the video is correct that teachers and students often fall into the habit of mindlessly asking/answering questions before authentic collaboration and effort has been put into working through a challenge. Ultimately, this strategy has the ability to provide the instructor with an accurate assessment of what students need in terms of content, and it also give students the confidence and stamina to work through challenges on their own, saving answers/assistance from the instructor only when truly necessary.
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