Knowledge Building by jefferyr1 on emaze

Knowledge Building for NCEA Results

Can Level 2 and Level 3 students build knowledge as a community, which translates to Merit and Excellence results in NCEA assessments?

Through Online Classical Studies

The Fibonacci Sequence and Knowledge Building

The Fibonacci Sequence

This is everywhere.

It is a mathematical sequence in which a number is the sumof the two numbers before it.

It appears as spirals.

CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF IDEAS

The goal of knowledge building is “the production and continual improvement of ideas of value to a community”

(Scardamalia & Bereiter)

Can Classics students become a community?

Can they build on an idea, contributed by students before them, which is valuable to their community?

Can they build knowledge?

Can we measure that kb against the NCEA criteria for achieving Standards with Merit and Excellence?

How did we do it?

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Two online Classics classes
Two teachers for instruction
Two communities for KB
One teacher to run KB over the top
Use of Knowledge Forum profiles for internal assessments and preparation for external assessments

Examples

from

Knowledge

Forum

Students create knowledge by building on a previous contribution.

Build-ons

answer a question
add information
ask another question
compare with another idea

We should see

a web develop.

Ask big questions.

Create a view with a wide-scope open question at the centre so students can begin by giving a variety of answers.

As they build-on to others' contributions, the web will start to form.

Will I get Merit or Excellence from this?

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students and parents want to know

This is what

EXCELLENCE

with perception

Examine, with perception, ideas and values of the classical world.

Examine, in-depth, ideas and values of the classical world.

MERIT

in-depth

ACHIEVED

Examine ideas and values of the classical world.

THE CRITERIA

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Explanatory Notes

Examine, in-depth,involves:

giving an informed explanation of the ideas and values of the ancient Greeks and/or Romans as communicated through the literary texts of the classical world

drawing conclusions that are supported by primary source evidence.

Features of an informed explanation include:

using primary source evidence of specific relevance to the context

explaining a range of aspects and/or factors.

Examine, with perception,involves:

giving an explanation that shows insight into the ideas and values of the ancient Greeks and/or Romans as communicated through the literary texts of the classical world

drawing developed conclusions, eg about the nature of conflict between the individual and state.

Features of a perceptive explanation may include but are not limited to:

reasons for similarities and differences

themes and patterns

cultural expectations and codes of behaviour.

informed explanation

drawing conclusions

shows insight

developed conclusions

Constant

incremental

improvement

of ideas

Development

Stories are an important source of cultural value as it is what influences and molds readers into the person that they become. Stories are a representation of what greeks and romans saw in reality as being good or bad

Hayley, I found what you said about influencing the reader into who they are really interesting. Of course, just because the Aeneid was written a while ago doesn't mean it doesn't affect the reader the same as modern books. Readers everywhere will understand the impact of one single book, even one sentence. So I think the Aeneid can still be a relevant source of cultural values, whether we agree or disagree. Like in Book 1 when Venus asks Cupid to make Dido fall in love with Aeneas, this is manipulation. And back then it may have been acceptable for a goddess to use her power, however we learn that this manipulation may not end well. So we (in the modern age) can learn from the Aeneid about the effects of manipulation and use that knowledge when manipulation is still very active today.

Anna, again, I agree with your statement. Many epic poems last the ages because there are elements that still apply to modern society. Many people on Earth today see manipulation as a negative thing to do (I'm just going to use your example if that's okay :) ) but perhaps maybe because it was a goddess who was doing the manipulation people of society at that time may have seen it as more acceptable because of her divinity. I also think that books such as the Aeneid can be influential not just in interactions between humans/divinities but also more intangible 'is-it-real-it-is-not?' concepts such as Fate because later on in the Aeneid, Venus' interference and manipulation has consequences for both Aeneas and Dido. So the Aeneid is influential in the way it can challenge the way people think about concepts such as Fate and and also to learn that manipulation could have either positive or negative effects, depending on the circumstances

Why are stories an important source of cultural values?

Yes Keely, what you said about books such as the Aeneid influencing us not just about the tangible consequences but also the intangible ideas. I think that stories are also an important source of cultural values because they challenged us about things that seemed 'impossible' or not visible. I think that stories that challenge us about ideas like reality v.s fantasy are important as they make people reflect and ask themselves why they truly value. And maybe because the Aeneid is quite old, that it has a bigger impact. Because people then didn't know the things we know know or have the technology to access information, like the internet. And people reading the Aeneid today will be able to compare what we have been taught, or know and challenge it.

Marking for Assessment

Although the class creates a community and builds knowledge which belongs to that community,

it is possible to pull out a profile for each individual student which is evidence for their Internal Assessment.

KEY: Take this from Views directly related to each Achievement Standard.

In my case, the titles of the Achievement Standards.

KB for me in 2017

Teach the class all the time
Introduce the KB Principles and Processes from the start
Continue balance between "Do this now," and allowing for individual buy-in
Expect evidence in every contribution
Derive evidence directly from portfolios