Evaluating an ICT-enabled Math Lesson -
4-SQUARE REFLECTION
Faced with different possibilities to enrich the learning experience with ICT in
the various stages of a lesson, the 4-Square Reflection can be used as a
guide to plan an ICT-enriched lesson. The 4 areas of consideration
are instructional approaches, affordances of ICT, thinking skills and 21st
century competencies, and authenticity.
Activity 4
1. Download the fraction lesson plan and the relevant documents.
2. Work with your partner and evaluate the lesson plans using the following guiding questions of the 4 square reflection. Post your comments below.
Guiding Questions for the 4 Square Reflection
Instructional Approach
Authenticity
ICT Tools
Thinking Skills & 21st Century Competencies
4-SQUARE REFLECTION
Faced with different possibilities to enrich the learning experience with ICT in
the various stages of a lesson, the 4-Square Reflection can be used as a
guide to plan an ICT-enriched lesson. The 4 areas of consideration
are instructional approaches, affordances of ICT, thinking skills and 21st
century competencies, and authenticity.
Activity 4
1. Download the fraction lesson plan and the relevant documents.
2. Work with your partner and evaluate the lesson plans using the following guiding questions of the 4 square reflection. Post your comments below.
Guiding Questions for the 4 Square Reflection
Instructional Approach
- What were the instructional approaches adopted for the lesson?
- How were the students given opportunities to experience SDL/CoL?
- How were the constructs of SDL/CoL addressed appropriately in the lesson?
- How much guidance and scaffolding was given to students to complete their tasks?
- How effective were the approaches adopted in helping the students achieve the learning outcomes?
Authenticity
- What real-world problem(s) were given to promote authentic learning?
- How did the learning activities simulate typical scenarios that students encounter in real-world settings?
- How were students challenged to examine the task from a variety of practical perspectives?
- How do the learning activities facilitate real-life decision making and enable students to have real world application?
ICT Tools
- How did the use of ICT help to achieve the learning outcomes of the lesson/SDL/CoL/21st Century Competencies/authentic learning?
- How was ICT harnessed to enhance teaching and learning?
- How was ICT effectively/appropriately used?
Thinking Skills & 21st Century Competencies
- What activities were designed to provide students with opportunities to develop their thinking and 21st Century Competencies?
- What higher order thinking do the activities promote?
- How effective are the activities in developing students in their thinking and 21st Century Competencies?
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