Creating+CI+Routine

=Cognitive Improvement Routine Training with Washington County High School= We started by gathering some information

Identify the skills that you want students to work on:
Number Sense is the content area that I want to develop with my algebra I students initially.
 * For Example, Algebra I: **
 * Estimation
 * Whole number computation
 * Number forms (decimal, percent, fraction)
 * Fractional computation
 * Simplifying expressions using Order of Operation


 * Help Students Set Goals **
 * These need to be qualitative as well as quantitative.
 * "I want to be able to multiply numbers above 10 and less than 100 more easily"
 * "I want to be able to solve problems that have fractions and decimals in them"
 * Goals may change as students progress
 * "I want to be able to estimate multiplication of decimals better so I can check my calculator work"
 * "I want to be able to convert decimals and fractions to the easiest form for any problem we are solving instead of always working with decimals"

Provide Access to the quizzes:
@Quiz 1 @Quiz 2 Quiz 3 @Quiz 4

Provide Feedback to Students

 * Feedback from classroom assessments should give students a clear picture of their progress on learning targets and how they might improve.
 * Feedback on classroom assessments should encourage students to improve.
 * Classroom assessment should be formative in nature.
 * Formative classroom assessments should be frequent.

“The most powerful single modification that enhances achievement is feedback. The simplest prescription for improving education must be ‘dollops of feedback.’” (Hattie, 1992, p. 9).
 * **Source** || **Characteristics of Feedback** || **# of Studies** || **Gain/Loss in Student Achieve.** ||
 * Drowns, Kulik, Kulik, & Morgan (1991) || Right/wrong || 6 || -3 ||
 * || Provide correct answer || 39 || 8.5 ||
 * || Criteria understood by students vs. not understood || 30 || 16 ||
 * || Explain || 9 || 20 ||
 * || Repeat until correct || 4 || 20 ||
 * Fuchs & Fuchs (1986) || Displaying results graphically || 89 || 26 ||
 * || Evaluation (interpretation) by rule || 49 || 32 ||

Students focus on improving one aspect of their on-going work
From Quiz 1 a possible question for a student to expand on

Provide Opportunity to Monitor and Reflect on Progress
This doesn't have to be electronic, but if you want to here is a link to two examples 1 and 2

Creating Forms in Google Docs
Directions from Google

My Google Docs Page (it won't take you to my documents unless you are logged in as me through Google)

How to Make Forms, Surveys, and Quizzes in Google

Youtube Video on creating a Google Form (probably blocked at school) media type="custom" key="6442363"

Your Opportunity to Reflect
(Click on the Post a Sticky to add your thoughts) Questions? Ideas? Extensions?

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