INTRODUCTION:-
A
discussion on this problem was done on an FM radio station, then
I had a discussion on this with my students who expressed interest in finding
out. Our collaborative group had already discussed this issue. A questionnaire
was then designed with the help of students and a lesson plan thereby drawn
by the teachers in collaboration with the students. A successful lesson
was carried out and students went out for the data.
WHAT
WENT WELL:-
Students
participation was more than excellent.They
understood the project and helped in all aspects to make it really a success.
UNEXPECTED
PROBLEMS:-
We
had in mind to allow the students to enter their results directly on the
computer so they could be analyzed automatically. It was a problem because
of the rampant lights off and time factor.
CLASSROOM
CHANGES
1.The
time of the project was almost enough. Anybody who want to try this should
not take the time for granted, more so when there are rampant power cuts,
internet access not the best, at times down and at another time slow.
2.Students
must be well organized when going out to collect the data else they may
cause some disturbances.
3.Students
took interest in the work, but realized they were ignoring other duties.
Students should be made to stick to the project timeline so that, they
do not use the time for other subjects on the project.
FEEDBACK
Students
were cooperative and wanted the project to continue, since they were gaining
a lot from it. A section of the members in the community, however did not
understand what the students were doing and took their activities as nuisance.
Meanwhile, other teachers supported us and commended it. Interested ones
expressed their willingness to take part at one time or the other. There
were commendations from the head of school and the other heads of departments
for a goodwork done but cautioned
us to do the other duties from time to time.
ASSESSMENT
:
Students
were assessed on three occasions.
1.They
were asked to tell us why those spelling were wrong and use computer MS
word to check whether their spelling were correct.
2.They
were asked to tell us why the sentences constructed were wrong and also
use MS word for that sentence construction.
3.They
were asked to use the computer to compute the percentages using Excel.
Infact
it isworth integrating technology
into one’s teaching.
Ahmed
Agyemang
Ghana3
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