NatalieTerlinden

CI5452
3July2016
CRIpartII

Task5:PracticalApplication

InmyCRI,Iincluded4multiplechoicequestions,2shortanswerquestions,and4
long(er)answer/morecriticalresponsequestions.Iwouldawardpointsbasedonquestiontype
andcomplexityofquestion.SincemyCRIconsistedofwatchingasong,readingoverthelyrics,
andrespondingtoquestions,Iwouldlikelyconsiderittobeahomeworkorinclassassignment
andthereforenotworthasubstantialamountofpointsthatwouldhaveagreateffectona
studentsoverallclassgrade.ThisishowIcametotheconclusionofgivingtheassignmenta
pointvalueof15.HereisabreakdownofthescoringIdeterminedformyCRI:

Question#

Questiontype

Assignedpointvalue

Rationale

Multiplechoice

Answereasilyfounddirectlyintext

Multiplechoice

Answereasilyfounddirectlyintext

Shortanswer

Answerintextbutslangword

Multiplechoice

Inferentialquestion

Multiplechoice

Answereasilyfounddirectlyintext

Shortanswer

Pictureiseasilyinterpreted

Criticalresponse

Answertopersonalquestionmayrequirevocablearner
doesnotyetknow

Criticalresponse

Personalquestionmorestraightforwardresponse

Criticalresponse

Personalquestionmorestraightforwardresponse

10

Criticalresponse

Personalquestionmorestraightforwardresponse

IfmostofmystudentsscoredonthisCRIattheindependentlevel(98%100%
accuracy),ImightinferthatIreachedmygoaloftheactivityandmightevenconsidertakinga
lookatthedifficultyleveloftheassignmentandtakingitupanotch,ifIdidnotnoticemany
errorsintheassignmentresponses.(Aspreviouslystated,thiswouldlikelyserveasa
takehomehomeworkassignmentorshortinclassreflectionassignmentafterwelistenedto
somemusicinclass,soIwouldnotwantthecontenttobeextremelydifficultandwouldwant
thestudentstobeabletocompletetheassignmentsuccessfullyontheirown.)Alternatively,if
moststudentsinsteadscoredattheinstructionallevel(9097%accuracy),Iwouldthinkthat
theygraspedthematerialpresentedwellbutwouldconsidercompletingamorecomprehensive
reviewinclass,sothatthestudentswouldbeawareofthetakeawaystheyshouldhave

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gotten.Last,inthecasethatmoststudentsscoredatthefrustrationlevel(below90%),Iwould
revisitmyCRIquestions,toseeifthewordingneededtobeadjustedorcouldhavebeen
misconstrued,andwouldalsoreevaluatethecontentdifficultyincomparisontomyindividual
classsproficiencylevels.Inallthreesituations,Iwouldconsiderspeakingtotheclassasa
grouppostassignmentturnin,togathertheirfeedbackontheassignmenttoseeifitwastoo
easy,asmallchallenge,ortoodifficult.IfInoticedanoutlierscore,Imightchoosetospeak
privatelywithastudenttoseeiftheyhadanyquestionsontheassignmentIcouldhelpsupport
themwith,soastoavoidtheirfrustrationbuildingoverthecourseofsubsequentassignments.

Intermsofmotivationandengagement,Iwouldthinkthatbothindependentleveland
instructionallevelwouldindicatehighlevelsofstudentmotivationandengagementforthetext
andmyteachingstrategies,dependingonthespecificclassdynamics.(Idontthinkmotivation
andengagementlevelscanbebasedoffofthescoresof

oneassignment,thoughonehasto
becriticalandcarefulwhendrawingconclusionsormakingassumptions.)Ifstudentsscored
moreatthefrustrationlevel,Iwouldthinkthattheirmotivationandengagementmightbelesser
formychoiceoftextandteachingstrategies.IthinkoneverynecessarycomponentoftheCRI
processwouldbetoprovideopportunityforstudentandteacherfeedbackpostassignmentturn
in,sothatmotivationandengagementlevelscouldbemoreaccuratelyassessedandfutureCRI
designcouldbepositivelyimpacted.Ifmystudentsstruggledespeciallywithinthevocabulary
component,Iwouldgooverthesectionwiththemandtrytoseewhytheydidnotgraspthe
informationaswellitcouldbethatthevocabularywastooadvanced,studentshadlittleprior
topicknowledge,ortherewasamisunderstandingontheassignmentiftheirstrugglewasleft
unaddressed,thiscouldleadtofuturefailurewithcertainvocabularyandcomprehension
componentsofacontentreading.However,ifaddressedbytheteacher,vocabulary
reinforcementandsubsequentlearningcanleadtoabetterabilitytocomprehendcontenttexts
andfurtherbothsemanticandsyntacticknowledge.

Task6:Reflection

TheprocessofdesigningmyCRI,basedonthemusic(video)andlyricsIchoseseemed
quitestraightforward,sinceIwentintotheassignmentwithanideaoftheclassroomlevelI
wouldbecateringtoandthetargetgoaloftheassignment(tohaveabasicunderstandingofthe
songandvocabulary,leadingtotheabilitytoformshort,critical,autobiographicalstatements).
Therefore,developingthe10questionswaseasyforme,sinceIwasabletogobacktothetext
andtrytoputmyselfintothestudentsshoestoseewhattheymightbegathering,inferring,
questioning,etc.Ichosetoincludemultiplechoiceandshortanswerquestionsatthebeginning
oftheassignment,toensurethestudentscomprehendedthemostimportantandbasic
conceptsofthetext,includingvocabularyterms.Then,thestudentscouldtakethosemore
basicquestionsandanswersintoconsiderationwhenansweringthecriticalquestionstowards
theendoftheCRI.Asthesongincludedmuchrepetition,Imadesuretoincludeafew
vocabularytermsintheCRIthatthestudentsmayhavebeenmoreunfamiliarwith.

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MypeersperformanceonmyCRIshowedmethatmyunderstandingofdesigningand
implementingtheCRIasatoolwasonanaccuratelevelforthisparticularassignment.(The
GermanspeakerresponsesIreceivedwerewithintheindependentlevel,whereasthe
nonGermanspeakerresponseswerewithintheinstructionallevel,sincetheyattemptedto
answerinGerman.)However,IknowthisisnotstaticandthatImayfailinCRIdesignand
implementationinthefuture/realclassroomsetting,ifIinaccuratelyassesstheabilitiesofa
class,makeassumptions,ordonottakestudentfeedbackintoconsideration.Thisleadsmeto
thinkthatIcouldhaveincludedanadditionalquestion(worthnopointsor0.51point)toaskthe
studentshowtheyfeltaboutthedesignandimplementationoftheCRIanditseffectivenessin
generalortheirfeelingsabouttheirpreandpostCRIcomprehension.Sincetheprocessof
curriculumdesignshouldrevolvearoundtheindividualandspecificstrengths,weaknesses,and
needsofaclassroom,Iwouldtakeresponsesandfeedbackintoconsiderationtoadjustmy
supportforanassignment/CRIand/ortoadjustthecontent/structuringofquestions/strategyin
general,sothelearnersengagingintheCRIwouldhavethebestchanceofsuccessintheir
comprehension.