Readings Summary

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Readings Summary
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Complete the following for each of this week’s readings.
Title of reading
Dixon., D. D & Worrell., F. C. (2016). Formative and Summative Assessment in the
Classroom, Theory into practise, 55:2, 153-159, DOI:
10.1080/00405841.2016.1148989
Three things I’ve learnt from this reading (including any key references)
 Performance based assessments are considered one of the best forms of
assessments as it requires students to demonstrate their knowledge instead
of rotting back memorized facts and information.
 It is very important for teachers and instructors to be conscious of goals of
their assessment and how they are planning to use the results so that they
can choose the most effective tool to achieve goals at hand (Dixon & Worrell
2016).
 Formative assessments occur in two primary forms namely spontaneous and
planned.
Two things I found interesting
 The first thing which I have found interesting in the reading is application of
exit ticket methodology in formative learning which enables a teacher to get
an overview of the knowledge gained by the student regarding a particular
topic taught in the class.
 The second thing which I have found interesting is the application of phonetic
awareness in formative assessment which enables the teacher to ensure that
the students are aware of various sounds which are attached with each
alphabet of a word.
One question I have....
The one question which I have related to the article is that what techniques can be
applied by teacher to gain understanding regarding progress of a student if the
student fails to communicate his/her learning experience in proper manner.

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Title of reading
Frost, N. (2010). Professionalism and social change: the implications of social
change for the ‘reflective practitioner’. In Beyond Reflective Practice (pp. 27-36).
Routledge.
Three things I’ve learnt from this reading (including any key references)
 Four major forms of social change which are being observed in context of
professionalism are globalization, informationalism, emergence of network
community and manageralism, risk and audit society.
 In the era of globalization, majority of human service professionals constantly
resist diversity in terms of gender, social class, ethnicity, disability and
sexuality (Frost 2010).
 Challenging the organizational practices is a vital challenge for the modern
day professionals as it often leads to lack of consistency between professional
and organizational values.
Two things I found interesting
 The first thing which I found interesting is that the current day professionals
feels the pressure of risk society and therefore they are the forefront of late-
modern society’s ability to manage risks through the mobilization of skills and
expertise.
 The second thing which I found interesting in the current article is that the
modern professionals are audited, inspected and checked and though these
inspections might be perceived as faulty, misinformed and inaccurate by the
modern day professionals, but they still have profound implications for the
future of professional work.
One question I have....
The only question I have regarding the article is that how can a modern day
professional stick to ethical mindset and practices as a result of the challenges which
are being faced by them.
Title of reading
Howard, T. C. (2003). Culturally relevant pedagogy: Ingredients for critical teacher
reflection. Theory into practice, 42(3), 195-202.
http://www.chowardbostic.com/articles/Howard%202003.pdf
Three things I’ve learnt from this reading (including any key references)
 Ways through which aid teacher educators, preservice teachers, in-service
teachers and school administrators can interpret analytical reflections into
culturally significant learning (Howard 2003).
 Critical reflections should focus on informing every aspect of learning and
should be culturally applicable for students who are being coached.
 So as to become culturally applicable, teachers require to indulge in authentic
and analytical reflections which challenge them to view how their positionality