Assessing with Power Gina G. Gola Adams MS, Grand Prairie, TX

Marzano’s Nine Researchers at the Mid-continent Research for Educational Learning, led by Dr. Robert Marzano, have identified nine instructional strategies that are most likely to improve student achievement.

The Nine Practices include: 1.Identifying Similarities and Differences 2.Note Taking and Summarizing 3.Providing Recognition and Reinforcing Effort 4.Practice and Homework 5.Nonlinguistic Representations 6.Cooperative Learning 7.Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback 8.Generating and Answering Questions 9. Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

Use software like Inspiration. 1.Identifying similarities and differences: Students systematically compare Native American tribes using the Tree Map and, later, the Double Bubble Map.

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Summarizing and note taking: 2.Students are note making, abstracting and summarizing the information from the text using the Tree Map.

Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition  Share stories about people who succeeded by not giving up.  Have students keep a log of their weekly efforts and achievements, reflect on it periodically, and even mathematically analyze the data.

Homework and Practice Homework provides students with the opportunity to extend their learning outside the classroom. –Amount of homework assigned should vary by grade level –Parent involvement should be minimal.

Nonlinguistic Representations According to research, knowledge is stored in two forms: linguistic and visual. The more students use both forms in the classroom, the more opportunity they have to achieve. Nonlinguistic representation has proven to not only stimulate but also increase brain activity.

Cooperative Learning Cooperative groups yields a positive effect on overall learning.

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Setting objectives can provide students with a direction for their learning. Goals should not be too specific; they should be easily adaptable to students' own objectives.

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Generating and Testing Hypotheses Research shows that a deductive approach (using a general rule to make a prediction) to this strategy works best. Whether a hypothesis is induced or deduced, students should clearly explain their hypotheses and conclusions.

Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers Cues, questions, and advance organizers help students use what they already know about a topic to enhance further learning. Vary the style of advance organizer used: Tell a story, skim a text, or create a graphic image.

Source: BOOK DISCUSSION What Works in Classroom Instruction by Robert J. Marzano, et. al. chat1.html

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