Running head: CLINICAL 1 PAGE 3 CLINICAL Clinical Field Experience B: Social Studies Pre-Assessment Grand Canyon University: ELM 550 Clinical Field Experience B: Social Studies Pre-Assessment Pre-Assessment Technique The pre-assessment technique that I have chosen to use for the lesson that the teacher is preparing is the yes/no pre-assessment. In this technique, students are given two index cards. One card has the word YES on it and the other has NO on it. I will ask students questions regarding knowledge on the topic. If the student knows the answer to the question, they will hold up the YES card. If they do not know the answer or are unsure of it, they will hold up the NO card. Pre-Assessment Questions 1.) Do you know what a good is? 2.) Do you know what a service is? 3.) Do you know what barter means? 4.) Do you have to have money to barter? 5.) Do you have to have money to get goods? 6.) Do you have to have money to get services? Reflection The students that were selected to take part in my pre-assessment were students that were on all different levels within the classroom. Some of the students were below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. The teacher selected the students that I gave my pre-assessment to based on the fact that they were on different grade levels. She also felt that these particular students would not feel like they had been singled out, freeze up, or be scared about being in an independent group for a little bit. The pre-assessment provided data that helped determine learning gaps and the needs of the students because it allowed for me to see if students knew important vocabulary for the lesson. It also allowed for me to determine if it was certain types of students (such as at grade level or below grade level) did not know the vocabulary. It also allowed for me to determine if at level or above grade level students were able to expand on the lesson that would be taught to them later. The challenge that I faced when creating the pre-assessment was determining what format of a pre-assessment that I wanted to use. I wanted to use a type that all students could participate in, regardless of their levels and knowledge. I also had a hard time coming up with the pre-assessment questions to ask the students that would allow for me to determine the pre-knowledge of the students. I will use this type of pre-assessment for my future classes. I feel that all students felt comfortable participating because it was a simple yes or no format that all students could understand. Plus, the students did not have to feel bad about answering honestly as all students had different answers. Specifically, not all students would answer yes to a question or no to a question. Clinical Field Experience C: Social Studies Mini-Lesson Plan Part 1: Social Studies Mini-Lesson Plan Grade level: SS2G1 Locate and compare major topographical features of Georgia and describe how these features define Ge ...