Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 9/Chapter FAQ/Peer Review Two

Learning Targets
The student(s) will be able to discuss and analyze the characteristics associated with an effective school as demonstrated through the performances of students, teachers, and administrators.

Introducation
(MISSPELLING: INTRODUCTION)

As we enter the world of education in the twenty first century schools(I THINK IT SHOULD READ "AS WE ENTER THE WORLD OF EDUCATION IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY, SCHOOLS ARE FACED WITH MANY CHALLENGES.) today are faced with many challenges. These challenges are all encompassing.  They include effective teaching, safe and orderly environment, classroom management, planning and instruction, and the overall professionalism and attitude of people in a school building.  Today's schools are a reflection of the community that they serve.  With the laboring economy that effects us all (MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A COMMA HERE?) the work that has to be accomplished to create an effective school is more difficult then ever in the history of education.

Chapter FAQ's
Q: What are effective schools?

A: "Effective Schools are schools that can, in measured student achievement terms, demonstrate the joint presence of quality and equity.  Effective Schools demonstrate high overall levels of achievement and no gaps in the distribution of that achievement across major subsets of the student population" (Lawrence, Lezotte, & McKee,(2002). (I DONT THINK THAT THIS IS CORRECT APA FORMAT FOR A QUOTATION. THERE SHOULD BE A PAGE # OR PARAGRAPH #)

For more information please refer to the following links:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Foundations_and_Assessment_of_Education/Edition_1/Foundations_Table_of_Contents/Chapter_9/Content_Articles/9.3.1

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Foundations_and_Assessment_of_Education/Edition_1/Foundations_Table_of_Contents/Chapter_9/Content_Articles/9.3.2

Q: What is a Mentor?

A: A mentor is someone a student can look up to and role model after.(MAYBE IT COULD BE WORDED "..CAN LOOK UP TO AS A ROLE MODEL) I (A) mentor is someone who is a trusted counselor or teacher and/or an influential senior and supporter (M SHOULD BE CAPITALIZED IN MENTORING)(mentoring, 2009).

For more information please refer to the following links:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Foundations_and_Assessment_of_Education/Edition_1/Foundations_Table_of_Contents/Chapter_9/Content_Articles/9.1.1

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Foundations_and_Assessment_of_Education/Edition_1/Foundations_Table_of_Contents/Chapter_9/Content_Articles/9.1.2

Q: What are Effective Teachers?

A: "An effective teacher has three characteristics defines as having positive expectations for student success, is an extremely good classroom manager, and knows how to design lessons for student mastery" (Wong, H., & Wong, R., 1998). These three characteristics associated with an effective teacher are considered extremely important and must be put into place before an effective classroom can be achieved (Wong & Wong, 1999). (CHECK APA FORMAT FOR QUOTATION)

Q: What is a Safe and Orderly Environment?

A: The Student Wellbeing Branch (2006) states that safe schools are effective schools. Safe schools include a (MAYBE IT COULD READ: SAFE SCHOOLS HAVE AN ESTABLISHED DEFINITION OF BULLYING??) definition of bullying, an anti-bullying policy, and strategies for schools and parents on prevention and management.

Q: What is Classroom Management?

A: Effective schools have teachers who are effective with their classroom management skills. Classroom management is the ability of a teacher to organize everyday tasks, lessons, and assignment in such a way that students are actively engaged throughout the class period. (CHECK APA FORMAT FOR IN-TEXT CITATIONS. USE ONLY LAST NAME, NOT INITIALS) Wong, H., & Wong, R., states that "classroom management refers to all of the things that a teacher does to organize students, space, time, and materials so that instruction in content and student learning can take place"(1999). (CHECK APA FORMAT FOR QUOTE, PAGE NUMBER, ETC?)

Q: How to have effective planning? (THIS IS NOT A QUESTION, NEEDS TO BE RE-WORDED)

A: In effective schools everyone include (SHOULD BE INCLUDING) all professonal and classified staff members have to develop a plan. Those who do not plan find the school will have many behavior problems, off-tasked (OFF TASK) students, and general caious(SP=CHAOS)(Breaux, 2003).

Q: Is attitude everything?

A: Attitude is everything!! In effective schools(COMMA?) all building level personel(SP?) must have the attitude that all students will learn and be successfully(SUCCESSFUL). "Studnets should be treated with dignity while teachers carry themselves as a professional at all times and be the most enthusiastic person in the classroom" (Breauz, 2003). (APA FORMAT FOR IN-TEXT QUOTE?)

For more information please refer to the following links:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Foundations_and_Assessment_of_Education/Edition_1/Foundations_Table_of_Contents/Chapter_9/Content_Articles/9.5.1

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Foundations_and_Assessment_of_Education/Edition_1/Foundations_Table_of_Contents/Chapter_9/Content_Articles/9.5.2

Q: How the community is affected?

A: Good school and community relations are an essential need (MAYBE IT SHOULD READ "...COMMUNITY RELATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ESTABLISH..") to establish an effective school environement. Teachers and students must feel the support of their community. "Why is parent involvement so highly valued? (SHOULD THIS BE A NEW QUESTION HEADING?) Research shows that a correlate of increased levels of parent involvement is an increase in student achievement (REWORD?) (Epstein, 1995; Flaxman & Inger, 1992; Hickman, Greenwood, & Miller, 1995), as well as improved student attendance and reduced dropout rates (Berger, 1991; Greenwood & Hickman, 1991). (CHECK APA FORMAT, I THINK YOU SITE THE AUTHORS AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE?) These are desirable outcomes from an "educentric" perspective, however they fall short of fully addressing the National Educational Goal to "increase parental involvement and participation in promoting the social, emotional, and academic growth of children" (APA QUOTE FORMAT?) (Dunlap & Alva(COMMA) 1999).

For more information please refer to the following links:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Foundations_and_Assessment_of_Education/Edition_1/Foundations_Table_of_Contents/Chapter_9/Content_Articles/9.4.1

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Foundations_and_Assessment_of_Education/Edition_1/Foundations_Table_of_Contents/Chapter_9/Content_Articles/9.4.2

Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following are not one of the three effective characteristics of effective teachers in effective schools? (TAKE OUT ONE THE OF THE "EFFECTIVE")

A)Time Management

B)Student Success

C)Classroom Management

D)Design Lessons

2. This is the ability of a teacher to organize everyday tasks, lessons, and assignment in such a way that students are actively engaged throughout the class period.

A) Mentoring

B) Classrooom Management

C) Effective Teaching

D) Effective Planning 3. What is the result if effective school methods are not in place? (COULD READ: WHAT IS THE RESULT OF EFFECTIVE SCHOOL METHODS NOT BEING IN PLACE??)

A) All students will fail

B) There would be a lack of order, classroom management, and safety

C) Parents would be highly involved in all school events

D) No child left behind sanctions would be implemented

4. In what ways do (DOES) the state of Virginia measure effective schools?

A) High Graduation rates

B) High attendance rates

C) Through norm and criterion-referenced test results

D) All of the above

Answers: 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D

Multiple Choice Questions

 * 1) What does each question assess: knowledge or reasoning (application of knowledge)?
 * 2) Question 1 KNOWLEDGE
 * 3) Question 2 KNOWLEDGE
 * 4) Question 3 APPLICATION
 * 5) Question 4 I AM NOT SURE HOW THE STUDENT WOULD FIND THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWLEDGE QUESTION BUT THE ANSWER IS NOT INT HE TEXT?

Answer the following questions about the multiple-choice questions.


 * 1) Are there 4 multiple-choice questions? YES
 * 2) Do they each have four answer choices (A-D)? YES
 * 3) Is there a single correct (not opinion-based) answer for each question? YES
 * 4) Do the questions assess the learning target? YES, EXCEPT FOR 4
 * 5) Are the questions appropriate and reasonable (not too easy and not too difficult)? RE-CHECK #4
 * 6) Are the foils (the response options that are NOT the answer) reasonable i.e. they are not very obviously incorrect answers? YES
 * 7) Are the response options listed in alphabetical order? YES
 * 8) Are correct answers provided and listed BELOW all the questions? YES

Please make a comment about the multiple-choice questions. If you answered "No" to any of the questions above, please explain how the author can improve the question/s.

Comment:

QUESTION #4 SHOULD BE RECHECKED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE ANSWER IN WITHIN THE TEXT, BUT I ALSO DON'T THINK THAT IT IS AN APPLICATION QUESTION.

Part 2 - Ratings
LIST and EXPLAIN your rating for each of the four criteria.

 Importance:
 * I rated this article 4 for importance because...I felt that it was a very important article, but perhaps it needed some more substance from the articles.

Interest:
 * I rated this article 4 on interest because...I felt that there were a lot of quotations and could have been more new ideas or paraphrasing. However, it was very neat and attractive and spaced out very nicely.

Credibility:
 * I rated this article 3 for credibility because...As mentioned early, the APA format needs work and contains errors

Writing skill:
 * I rated this article 4 on writing because... The multiple choice question #4 needs work and the paper needs to be proofread again to get rid of spelling/gramatical errors.



HIGHLIGHT SPECIFIC POINTS IN THE RUBRIC that apply to the article. To do this: Highlight sections with the cursor and use the BOLD icon above OR type ''' (3 apostrophes) before and after the text you want to make bold

Part 3 - "2+2"
List TWO compliments and TWO suggestions about the article content
 * Hints:
 * Focus on the work, not the person
 * Describe "There is...", "I see.." rather than judge "You didn't..."

Compliments  I liked the introduction to the article, I thought that it grabbed the readers attention. .It is very neat and attractive and well-organized.

 Suggestions  I think that you just need to go back and proofread for erros. .Recheck the APA format, there were several APA erros. APA is tricky sometimes, and I find myself having to check and re-check everytime I use it!

 Overall, I think the article just needs a some proofreading and a some editing. Good flow, good organization, and a very attractive paper!

You can make compliments and suggestions that relate to specific areas of the paper or to the paper in general. I suggest a mixture of both. Focus on what's most important. Of course, you can also include more than two suggestions and more than two compliments. The goal is to help the author improve his/her article.