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@AdamHighcliffe I’m not sure that’s a reasonable interpretation. Looks to me like some general principles which might create an environment where teachers are better able to cater to individual needs. I don’t see a claim that all learners are the same.
@eduleadership This could be rationalised better as “when something is taught, I move on when X% of the class appear to understand” X is obviously a point of discussion, but the way this reads is very much ‘get through the content regardless of who is coming with me.’
@CheMichael7 It’s just a manipulation of a concept that students have to use anyway. Probably if students don’t understand the equation then they don’t really understand what they’re doing anyway. It’s a tool it’s not good or bad.
@Dazzalee127320 Salary isn’t the problem, but, if it became very attractive (comparative to the private sector in most areas) then it might make the profession more attractive (to start with) then perhaps there are plenty of graduates that maybe suited to the profession.
@HeyMissSmith I agree that these are all ways of increasing participation - but they can’t be ways of knowing that you have 100% participation, surely?
@Ruby_RubidiumRb @STEMyBanda @Hookean1@WomenEd@MrARobbins@adamboxer1 We don’t use a model of end of topic tests but we routinely ‘check for learning’ normally by impromptu questions that a teacher takes in (either written work or MCQ using ZipGrade).
@Ruby_RubidiumRb @STEMyBanda @Hookean1@WomenEd@MrARobbins@adamboxer1 I would question what the purpose of end of topics are. If it’s for data collection - how valid/useful is it. If it’s for practice how much needs to be teacher marked.