Assessment in Shishuvan

A case presentationChemistry for Std VIII

Ms. Shobha Vaidyanathan : Chemistry Teacher, Shishuvan

Ms. Neha Chheda : Executive Director, Shishuvan March 2014

• Vision : - To be a world-class institution rooted in Indian culture that enables holistic development and empowers the students from all strata of society, along with stakeholders, to deal with any global scenario.

• Mission : - Working together, and optimizing all resources including faculty, facilities and good governance towards developing excellence in students as well as skills to deal with changes.

Our Vision & Our Mission

SHISHUVAN, affiliated to the ICSE board. This is an examination board which prescribes text booksIn Grade IX and X, unlike the State board.

SHISHUVAN, is divided into 4 sections for administrative purposes:

• Pre-primary – 3 yrs- 5yrs• Primary: 6 yrs-10 years• Middle School : 10 years- 13 years• High school: 13 years – 16 years

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Integrated Learning

On Assessment in ShishuvanOur vision is:

• Students develop a repertoire of learning styles and regularly evaluate their own progress.

• There is pupil involvement in appointment of staff and in planning improvements in teaching and learning.

• Pupils work alongside staff as researchers.

• Regular pupil evaluations of teaching and learning take place.

Where we are and still working to establish:

• Pupils are clear about learning objectives.

• Pupils are informed of targets and negotiate how they will achieve them.

• Pupils are involved in self-evaluating learning.

Where we want to add in the coming academic year:

• Pupils negotiate targets, understand next steps and are aware of their own learning styles.

• Pupil groups are involved in exploring effective approaches to learning.

• Reflective diaries are used or approaches such as class discussion of learning styles and management issues.

THE LEARNING CYCLE

Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation

The Govt. has made CCE mandatory for all schools.

Formative Assessments : Assessment for learning : On going throughout the topic

Summative Assessments : Assessment of learning : at the end of the learning

ASSESMENT ACROSS THE SCHOOL

Carbon and Carbon Compounds(Std 8 – Chemistry)

AIMS Students will develop an understanding of occurrence and properties carbon, its allotropes and hydrocarbons, carbon dating

LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will be able to

• Know the occurrence of carbon in nature .

• Discuss the phenomenon of allotrophy .

• Explain the properties and uses of carbonmonoxide, various amorphous and crystalline forms of carbon .

• Demonstrate the differences in the properties of diamond and graphite .

• Show the property of carbon as an adsorbent and a reducing agent

• List the general properties of carbon, explain carbon cycle and the process of carbon dating

Session

Date/Time

Learning Activities Assessment Resources

145 min

Occurrence of carbon and allotropes of carbon/mind mapping and photogallery with mount boards

Three minute review, worksheet

21 hour

Properties and uses of carbon allotrophes and carbon cycle /videos

Round robin and jigsaw

3 1 hour General properties of carbon and carbon as a reducing agent/think-pair share and experiment

Think pair share

4 1 hour Hydrocarbon nomenclature/video and card game

Guess the hydrocarbon quiz

5 1 hour Properties of carbon monoxide, cause of excess carbon and its effects/fishbone diagram

Three-two-one

6 1 hour Process and importance of carbon dating/reading books and internet research

Group presentation

1. Worksheet : Occurrence of carbon and allotropes of carbon

2. Round Robin and Jigsaw

• 36 students divided into 6 groups of 6 each.

• Videos were shown and on the basis of the videos, a set of questions were given to them to answer – orally.

• In each group, one recorder/assessor would assess the answers given by the group members.

• The assessor is usually the one who is a G&T student.

• The group is a mixed ability group

Teaching and learning activitiesGeneral comment: the class went well and it was a new and easy way of self study and. It was fun learning in that way because we could interact with our friends asking about the topics.Specific points the concept was a good one for children to understand better.Self study us made easierLearner involvementGeneral comment: got involved in it easily as it was fun reading and understanding interacted with friends and was amazingSpecific points: good understanding and interest in studies is increasedThe session as a wholethe session as a whole was great and interesting to study without the teachers explaining and having understanding on our own.

3. Beginning at the 3rd session : recap assessment

3. Think-Pair-Share

• Sit in pairs.

• What ever has been taught- need to discuss for the next 5 mins.

• The teacher asks questions to each pair.– Examples: what is catenation?

– What is the use of catenation for human beings?

4. Quiz

• Based on the general formula of the three basic groups of hydro-carbons, the student had to guess the no. of carbon atoms and name the hydro-carbon and vice-versa

5. THREE – TWO- ONE

• STEP 1. FISH BONE DIAGRAM

• STEP 2. THE STUDENT HAD TO PUT DOWN 3 POINTS THAT WERE UNDERSTOOD WELL, 2 POINTS WHERE THEY NEED HELP AND 1 WHICH WAS NOT UNDERSTOOD AT ALL.

6.GROUP PRESENTATION

• Based on internet research and books, the students extended the syllabus by including “Carbon Dating” and through a group presentation.

HS/2012-13/ASST2/CHEM/VIII Summative Assessment 2 (20 marks ) Carbon and carbon compounds, Hydrocarbon nomenclature (30 mins) SECTION 1 (10 mks) You are expected to answer all the questions in this section 1. Fill in the blanks

(3)a. Plants use carbondioxide in the process of__________________to prepare food.b. ____________ is the hardest occurring natural substance.c. The other name for paraffins is __________________.

2. Match the following: (5)

3. Used in water filters i. Coal4. Used as a fuel ii. C4H85. Allotropes iii C6H106. Hexyne iv Charcoal7. Butene v Different physical properties

9. Define catentation (please mention carbon compounds). How is it useful for

mankind?(2)

SECTION 2 (10 mks) You are expected to answer a minimum of 5 of the following 8 Questions 4. Give the atomic number of carbon. State its valency and electronic configuration.

(2)

5. Why is graphite used as a lubricant in heavy machinery? Is graphite amorphous or crystalline? (2)

6. What is ignition temperature? What is its importance? (2)

7. What is carbon dating?(2)

8. Describe an experiment to show the decolourizing property of carbon. (2)

9. What is destruction distillation? Name one allotrope of carbon formed due to destructive distillation.

(2)

10. It is dangerous to sleep in a closed room where coal is burning. Why? (2)

11. What is the difference between an alkane, alkene and alkyne. Give the general formula for all the three.

(2)

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ANALYSIS

• MENTORING

• EXTRA WORKSHEETS- DIFFERENTIATED

• SPECIAL NEEDS : CONCESSIONS FOR ASSESSMENTS

• CLOSE MONITORING BASED ON GOALS SET BY STUDENTS-PARENTS