A “Low-Skilled” student:
1. Prior Knowledge:
The last student I interviewed was Jaclyn. After observing the class it was clear that Jaclyn was a low-skilled student for the volleyball unit. She often moved away from the ball when it was coming towards her. I started off the interview with Jaclyn by asking her what experience she had with volleyball before the unit started. She said that she had never played volleyball before because she just moved to America and in her home country they didn’t play it in school. She added on that she didn’t play many sports in her home country because it wasn’t as acceptable for girls to play. The next question I asked Jaclyn was what kind of stuff did she know about volleyball before the unit began. The
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I don’t think that the medium-skilled student, Madison benefited greatly from only playing full volleyball games during class because just like the low-skilled student, she didn’t get as many touches on the ball as the high-skilled students. Madison could have used more drills like bumping to a target and setting to a target. Drills could have helped her focus on her form, so that her bumps and sets went to the target. During the game it is hard to focus on just form because there are many other factors that the student has to worry about. Also I think adding rules to the volleyball games to incorporate more students could have benefited the medium-skilled and low-skilled students. Rules such as each team has to have three touches on the ball before it goes over the net would allow for more students to get practice hitting the …show more content…
As I discussed before in the grading policy appendix the students are only graded on their participation, assessment of knowledge, and Literacy assignments. The students aren’t assessed on the psychomotor domain or the affective domain, which are both important for students to learn. Every student has their own strengths and only assessing them on the cognitive domain does not give every student an equal change to succeed. For example the medium skilled student that I interviewed had a great attitude. Madison was always very optimistic and encouraging to the other students. Students like Madison would benefit from having the affective domain count toward their grading policy. Grading the students on the affective domain would encourage students to be more optimistic. Also some part of the student’s grade should be based on the psychomotor domain. I don’t think counting participation for 30% of the student’s grade reflects their ability to perform the activity/sport for the unit. It is not enough to grade the students on their ability to just run through the motions. For example Mavis, the high skilled student should earn more points for his skill level in the psychomotor domain than the lower skilled students. The lower skilled student may have her own strengths that the higher
In her article, “The Case Against GRADES”, Alfie Kohn discusses the grading system and its faults. She opens her argument with information from an older psychological study that proves the negative impact of the current grading system, and she reinforces this with the proof that “no” research has contradicted this statement. Also, she gives many key reasons including: “Motivation”, “Achievement”, “Quantification”, and “Curriculum”. Kohn supports these topics with other reasearch for why the system is failing the students. She asserts that, “… the absence of grading is a necessary condition for promoting deep thinking and a desire to engage in it.” As support, she offers other solutions and then debunks them by proving that they would not solve
Grade-based normative information was obtained for Fall and Spring administrations, with interpolated performance for Winter norms, allowing for more precise measurement. Each score is a standard score with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 15. Qualitative descriptors for examinee performance may be based on a 10-point or a 15-point classification system, allowing the user to match descriptors across cognitive and other achievement measures. Additional age and grade equivalents, percentile ranks, normal curve equivalents, growth scale values, and stanines may also be
Intelligence has begun to define individuals globally, but the goal of the minimum grading system is fairness and equality. Fair share grading is when all students in the class take an intended exam, but the class average score of the test is given to every student. Each student will receive the same grade even if one did better or worse than the average score. That being said it could reduce dropout rates, test anxiety, and competition between students. On the other hand, students could be affected negatively because it could lead to false self-value and unfairness to those students who study harder in order to earn higher grades. The debate continues about whether students should be separated by intelligence or be given equal grades in order
I have played volleyball for 5 years. I have played school volleyball for five years, and club volleyball for four. Throughout my years of playing, I have recognized a significant difference between club volleyball and school volleyball. I have played for two clubs in my four years of playing club. The first two years, I played for a club named Platform Elite. The last two years, I have played for Iowa Select, and this year I am playing my club season with Infinity X. Personally, I prefer club volleyball over school volleyball. Club volleyball and school volleyball can be compared in three different categories: price, competition, and “politics” within the sport and its’ players.
Volleyball represents my most meaningful commitment not just because I have invested so much into it, but also because it it’s a passion of mine and has been a part of my life since elementary school. The impact my coaches and teammates have had on my life has helped make me the confident and determined individual I am today. Volleyball also takes up a lot of time and there are many sacrifices that come with the sport and playing on a team. To keep up my skills, I have had to give up a lot of my free time and parts of my summer. Balancing school with practices was also a challenge, but participating in one of my passions made it worthwhile. I have persevered through difficult times and learned new lessons along the way, so there is nothing that could make this sport less meaningful to me. (148)
I can watch volleyball all day because of how much precision, aggression, and mental toughness is needed. Spectators may not always see that side of the sport, but as a player, I know that it takes more than just a powerful hit or serve to be successful. Slamming the ball down other teams’ throats or hitting someone in the face so hard that they fall over (my personal favorite) are great, but, unfortunately, they’re not always the smartest choice. It’s the technique and the years of acquired intelligence of the game that keep me engaged and coming back for more.
Marissa has many hobbies, but just like most high school kids, she is very active in sports. For seven years, Marissa competed in gymnastics. Gymnastics has impacted her life by making her work hard and challenge herself. Unfortunately, her time competing in gymnastics is over. From the way she talks about it you know a large part of her life is missing. It was a way of connecting with herself, challenging herself, and becoming friends with new people. Although gymnastics was a large factor is Marissa’s life, she has also played varsity volleyball in three out of the four years she has attended high school. Volleyball was great opportunity for Marissa to get out of her shell and learn many
Some of these students are star athletes and recreation becomes the primary factor in their lives. It has been set into their minds when they were young by their parents and piers. Early in their lives the child is taught the importance of being the best and nothing else matters. The school system now comes to realize how important this athlete has become to the school team and grades are given to keep the student on the team, and problems are just pushed aside.
In my interview I had the pleasure of conversing with an individual that was not only an adult learner but now also operates as an adjunct professor for adult learners at a university. Some might not realize the parallels of adult learners and yet still there are vast differences that impact both. It was refreshing to find an individual that was able to succeed as a professional, a student and most recently a professor at the same time. My goal is to introduce you my amazing interviewee and paint a vivid picture of his journey, his growth and through his challenges along the way. Surprisingly this interaction was able to take a lot of excuses and reasons of why a person would be to busy to go back to school.
The public high schools began a grading system as a way of telling an individual how they were performing. There was no interest by the public in reporting the school’s progress at teaching. Teachers, in an effort to recognize outstanding performers, looked for a way of rewarding hard-working students for their efforts The grading structure changed from superior and excellent to A’s and B’s. This placed much of the burden of recognizing academic talent on the high schools.
If one person is much better than the other at a class, the person who knows what he or she is doing should have a better opportunity to use that knowledge because he or she knows what needs to happen. This is important for going into college, but even more important once they go on to use those skills later in life, because a mistake from not knowing enough could do a lot of
It was at this moment that I realized that there truly is no “I” in team. A team is not characterized by the individuals within, but rather what the individuals can come together to achieve. For so long I had tried to discover where I belonged on the team. In reality, I should have realized that from the moment I stepped on the court, I was already a member of the varsity team. With a newfound sense of strength, we continued the game. Every single point we won felt like we were putting our lives on the line, while every single point we lost felt like ten-ton chains were holding us down. Even so, it was just another volleyball game. One I had experienced on multiple occasions, perhaps not to the same magnitude, but it was a relatively familiar situation. Strangely, it felt different. I felt more relaxed, more confident, and I was having more fun. At the time, I was not sure what it came from. I was too focused on finishing out the game to pay it much attention. But reflecting on it now, I realize that without a doubt, it was because I truly felt like I belonged on the team. For the first time, I knew that my team was behind me, ready to help me up whenever I fell. We continued on with the game. Despite being down two sets to one at one point, we now found ourselves nearing victory in the fifth set. Finally, we were able to overcome the opponent to win the match three sets to two and secure the second SPC championship for Greenhill Boys Volleyball in three
Students are unique individuals, and each one learns differently. As Patterson remarks, “When grading students, in the name of
White, S. A., Psychological Skills: Differences between Volleyball Players on the Youth National Team and Those Involved in the 14’s High-Performance Camp, Unpublished Thesis, Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
Admittedly the number of international students who were available for this interview was small. However, the concern and experience they shared in this study is much supportive as to indicate how international students are adapting to the social and academic situation in Jimma university. It is obvious that some basic services for international students are essential that help quick adaptation. In the institutional environment that didn’t have experience in accommodating international student challenges are paramount. From the basic services like dormitory with relative services, ICT, (WiFi) library and security are some of all international students concerns.