A GOOD TEACHER

A good Physics teacher would normally assess their students continuously  in the classroom. Where possible, appropriate data were collected. What do they do with the data? How do the data help the teacher  to be a good one ?

As a good Physics teacher, the data collected can be analyzed and converted to meaningful information. In fact, the analysis of data can happen on the spot or the data can be quickly analyzed after class or after school or just keep in their mind.

The data can be used for decision making through the instructional when student’s data collection for lesson produce unexpected result. So, as a teacher, they should decide whether to continue, pause or reflect on the instructional.

Then, the data can also can be used to serve instruction while monitoring growth. The pattern will describe the student’s understanding and skills by observing them closely and monitoring changes overtime. It also can help teacher to choose a right teaching method to move students forward in their growth especially what they need to do and thinking.

Next, the data important to enhance student learning deeper. The teacher will start to think about different approach for instructional to increase engagement in student’s knowledge and become meaningful. So that, the teacher can help their students to reflect on their finding and investigative processes, greater understanding and skill level emerge and new idea for investigation and discussion will come out mean the student become good in thinking and become mature in reasoning.

Furthermore, the data is important to report on student’s progress either the student can show a big impact in their progress, a little bit of changes only or nothing changes. It will reflect on both deeper learning and teacher’s instructional.

Finally, the data is important to reflect on the teacher’s instructional approach. They will be aware about the techniques and tool to be used in teaching. That mean, the teacher is improving their professional development as a reflection on their own practice.