Focus on Assessment Demo Course

4 hours

In this lesson, we will explore the following questions: How can we plan to teach challenging areas of the syllabus? How do we know the interventions we have planned are effective?

This lesson's completion criteria: Think about the challenges that you and your learners have experienced and share your experiences with your colleagues.

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  Reflect

1. We are now going to think about the areas that are most challenging to your students. Look at the following questions and make some notes:
   
   
• What elements of the syllabus do you find most challenging to teach?
• Are these the same parts of the syllabus that your learners find challenging?
• What makes these elements so challenging to teach or learn?
  
  
  

Share your ideas 

2. Share your ideas with your group in the Challenging areas group discussion.
   
   
3. Read your colleagues' ideas:

• Is there anything that is unclear? - Ask them.
• Do you have any suggestions or advice? – Tell them.
  
  
  

Reflect

4. Now that you have heard from your colleagues in your group, take some time to update your notes based on what you have learned. Use the prompts below to help you.

• How are you planning to address the challenging areas you have identified?
• What changes would you expect to see in your learners if your interventions are successful?
• What will you do if the interventions you have planned do not result in the changes you expect?
  
  

5. When you have updated your notes take some time to explore the other groups' discussions and consider their experiences. Please note, you will not be able to comment on their posts.

If you have any questions or observations about any of the information in this lesson, please share them in the Challenging areas class discussion.

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