Evaluation, Feedback and Follow up.

This section of my classroom activity is supposed to be in a table, however, I am not able to compose a table in here so I will simply describe in as much detail and use bullets for main ideas and subpoints. Before I begin, these are my objectives:

1. define what a polynominal is
2. distinguish between the three types of polynomials
3. know how to simplify polynomials
4. know how to add, subtract, and multiple polynomials

In order for me to know whether the above objectives have been reached, I will be giving a test the next day after the Bingo game. The test will be a combination of short answer and multiple choice. The test will be a total of 14 questions. Some of the short answer problems I had in mind resemble the following:

1. A polynomial is made up of ______ and ______. (2 points)
2. Simplify the following polynomials (List about 4 that the students will have to do). (1 point for each problem)
3. Decide if the polynomial is a monomial, binomial, or trinomial (List 4 different examples and the students will write beside each one their answer). (1 point for each problem)

The multiple choice questions will be a variety of easy to intermidiate level polynomial problems. The students will solve the problems by adding, subtracting, or multiplying the polynomials. I will give the students a choice of four answers and they will need to show how the got to the answer in order to receive full credit for the answer they chose. There will be about 5 of these questions worth 2 points each.

The test will be worth a total of 20 points. Students will be able to receive half credit on the problems that are worth 2 points. I may add an extra credit problem worth 2 points so that I can challenge the students that know the material well. The students will only be able to receive half credit if they start out the extra credit correct, but get it wrong because of a minor error.

Jumping back a step, my Bingo review game will consist of easier level problems for the students that may not be at higher level, and will consist of more difficult problmes for the more advanced students to challenge them. At the end of the game, I will collect all the work and look over each individual problem and see what the students were able to do or where they struggled. I will not grade their work by means of right or wrong. The work will help me determine how much each student participated and it will count towards their participation grade for the grading period.

To give a quick summary, the students will do the game, turn in their work, take the test the next day, and for a follow up, complete a short questionaire, or "reflection", for homework. I will hand the students a sheet of paper with a few guidelines to follow and then the outcome will be at least half a page and a max of one page, double spaced, Word document with their response to the game and the test.

The student will write the paper along the lines of the following questions:

1. What did you like most about the Bingo game and why?
2. What did you like least about the Bingo game and why?
3. What could I have done differently to make the game better if you did not like it?
4. Was the game helpful in reviewing for the test? Why or why not?
5. Was the material on polynomials covered well? Why or why not?
6. Describe one or two things that you did not know about polynomials that you learned.

This is not meant to be a hard assignment or a long assignment. The objective is for the students to be able to think about what they learned and how they learned, or why they were not able to learn the material. Another reason why I am doing this sort of follow up is for the students to let me know, as a new teacher, how well I am doing and what I need to revise for next year to teach better. I am not exactly sure how much this should be worth. I am thinking only about 5 or 10 points.

There is a lot of information here so I am going to stop. I hope everyone who reads this understands my goals and expectations for the students!