Narrative Assessment - Samoan Art

Narrative Assessment - Problem Solving

Narrative Assessment                        Date: 15.6.18 Learners:  Linda                            Learning Coach: Megan Croll - LH6

Learning Area:  Maths Problem Solving

Learning Observed

This is a narrative assessment of collaborative learning during a maths problem solving session.  We had previously introduced the learners of LH6 to Kagan Structures and explained how to use the CUBE strategy when solving maths problems. We invited the learners to find the others in their group and get the necessary resources, e.g. paper and question card. Linda connected with the learners in her group and they were asked to support each while solving the following problem: Linda and her group were first given time to discuss the problem and identify the information provided in the question.  They were then given 10 minutes to independently draw and solve the problem.  After 10 minutes, I asked all the learners to check in with the others in their group and share what they had solved so far.  Then, as a habitat, we discussed some of the thinking that was taking place.  Some learners in other groups shared that there would have been 12 creatures in the pool, because each creature has 2 eyes and there are 24 in total. At this stage, I gave all groups another 10 minutes to continue solving the problem. Linda had drawn each creature and circles for each arm, eye and tail, but she wasn’t sure where to go from there. I noticed that each member in her group had done something similar, but they hadn’t used the information shared by the other group to help them with solving the problem. She had mistakenly labelled the fish as having two arms which made it impossible for her to solve the problem.

Evidence of learning

Next Steps: * Share ideas amongst members of her group in order to help make sense of   the problem *  Listen carefully when other learners are sharing their learning *  Be prepared to make changes to her thinking