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The science department curriculum pacing combined with the short class periods (44 minutes) tends to not provide the students with the proper amount of practice time. It is helpful to have less time presenting concepts and allowing more time for practice during each class period.

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Evidence Based Reflection

The science department curriculum pacing combined with the short class periods (44 minutes) tends to not provide the students with the proper amount of practice time. It is helpful to have less time presenting concepts and allowing more time for practice during each class period.

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Jay Boughter

December 7, 2014
EDEL 483 Secondary Supervised Teaching Internship
Evidenced-Based Reflection
While grading worksheets during the Topographic Unit I noticed the students were having some
problems understanding some of the concepts such as how to determine the contour interval on
topographic maps and determining time in different parts of the world based on their respective time
zones. Therefore, I generated a Topographic Review presentation and accompanied fill-in-the-blank
worksheet and I added one extra day to the unit for them to review and get extra practice. I explained
concepts while presenting the material to them via a PowerPoint presentation while they filled in
answers on their worksheet. Then I added one more day of review through the use of a review game
(Sink or Rescue). I divided the students into two equal groups. Then I had them stand up and move to
opposite sides of the room. Then I asked them questions from the review presentation or the upcoming
test. I would start with one team on one side of the room. If the student answered the question
correctly, they had the choice of either sinking someone from the other team by having the sit down
and not further participating in the game, or rescuing one of their own teammates by having them
stand up and re-join their team in the game. I would alternate from one team to the other. At the end of
the game, whichever team had the most students standing, won the game and was awarded 5 extra
credit points on the upcoming test. The students enjoyed the game. And the two extra days of review
helped them tremendously. They classes scored better on this test than previous test.
The review presentation aided visual and audio learners while the review game aided those
learners as well as kinesthetic learners. I concluded that the students need time to practice and
understand concepts once they are presented to them. The science department curriculum pacing
combined with the short class periods (44 minutes) tends to not provide the students with the proper
amount of practice time. It is helpful to have less time presenting concepts and allowing more time for
practice during each class period and to review at the end of each unit.

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