In Wisconsin schools a strategy that has been successful in the classroom seems to be student journaling. This best practice is an easy way for teachers to monitor student growth and encourages student accountability...so I know that all you teachers out there will love this idea!
A middle school math coach uses math journals with her students on a regular basis. She is including this practice when her students are using Study Island as well. Students keep a journal of each topic that they are working on, and they are responsible for journaling the question that they got incorrect, summarizing the explanation for the correct answer in their own words, and then working out the problem in a constructed response format.
Voila!
Your students are still engaged with the topic at hand, but they are taking time to reflect on their missed answers.
One easy benefit for teachers is that students know that you can run a missed question report for them, so it does not behoove them to skip over any missed answers. Much to their chagrin, Study Island really does provide teachers with in depth data about every question that they answer.
This journaling idea can transfer over to any subject area, so I hope that you try this out and feel free to leave a comment or pass along your best practice!
Showing posts with label Study Island High School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Study Island High School. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Study Island High School - coming in March!
Study Island's High School Program will be completed and ready for use by the end of March. Let us know if you would like to be on our list to call when it rolls out.
The Study Island High School program will have the same look and feel as the current program, but will help High School students review the standards and concepts they will be tested on during the MME (Michigan Merit Exam).
• Study Island is organized into topics covering all of the objectives within the Michigan standards that are tested on the MME assessment in Grade 11. The combined MME assessment measures student learning in the Michigan high school standards, benchmarks, and core content expectations.
• The academic material is organized in topics which contain a lesson and assessment questions with explanations.
• For each subject, the students must take a pre-test, complete all content groups covering all the Michigan High School Standards, and pass a post-test in order to complete the program.
• Teachers have access to a private page where they can view usage statistics and results for each student, a group of students, and the school as a whole. In addition, teachers can compare their students' performance against other students in Michigan
We will also be rolling out Social Studies for all grades this spring!
The Study Island High School program will have the same look and feel as the current program, but will help High School students review the standards and concepts they will be tested on during the MME (Michigan Merit Exam).
• Study Island is organized into topics covering all of the objectives within the Michigan standards that are tested on the MME assessment in Grade 11. The combined MME assessment measures student learning in the Michigan high school standards, benchmarks, and core content expectations.
• The academic material is organized in topics which contain a lesson and assessment questions with explanations.
• For each subject, the students must take a pre-test, complete all content groups covering all the Michigan High School Standards, and pass a post-test in order to complete the program.
• Teachers have access to a private page where they can view usage statistics and results for each student, a group of students, and the school as a whole. In addition, teachers can compare their students' performance against other students in Michigan
We will also be rolling out Social Studies for all grades this spring!
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