Feedback
The teacher monitors students during the learning experiences and assessment opportunities through:
- observation of group work and individual work
- discussion and questioning
- analysis of the students’ work samples.
The teacher provides specific feedback, such as:
Tier 1
- ‘Great, visualising the repeated unit is a good method of estimating.’
- ‘You chose tiles to measure the area of the desk. Using a larger informal unit to measure the desk would have been quicker.’
- ‘This is an excellent informal unit to cover the area, Peter. It is a tessellating shape.’
- ‘Peter, the “area” is the amount of surface. You need to cover the shape so that there are no gaps or overlaps to find the area.’
Tier 2
- ‘You are correct, there are six columns and four rows of envelopes.’
- ‘Your drawing of the spatial structure of the units shows two extra rows. You need to redraw the spatial structure to represent the columns and rows correctly.’
Tier 3
- ‘You are right, the measuring device is a more efficient means of measuring the area of the front cover of the book than the tiles.’
- ‘The square centimetres on your overlay are not measured correctly. Try drawing your overlay again. Use the tiles to check your measurements.’