Should 2nd class be correcting each others tests?

cofy

Hi

My daughter is in second class and I have just realised that her weekly tests are corrected by the person next to her. Is this the norm? I would have thought that they should be corrected by the teacher.

byhookorbycrook

Yes, it's a common strategy.Teacher should still review them though.

funkyjebus

Yep, very common.

ShamoBuc

cofy wrote: »

Hi

My daughter is in second class and I have just realised that her weekly tests are corrected by the person next to her. Is this the norm? I would have thought that they should be corrected by the teacher.

Very common indeed. After a test, the copies are passed on one and the teacher will call out the answers. When the copies are passed back the child will check the scores to see if they are correct. A teacher can then 'skim' the copies - look at the total scores and see where the mistakes were made ( if any) and comment accordingly.

10 English spellings, 5 Irish, 10 tables plus a few sentences, times 30
can be examined, corrected, 'skimmed', recorded and commented upon and given back the same day using this method.

cofy

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Very common indeed. After a test, the copies are passed on one and the teacher will call out the answers. When the copies are passed back the child will check the scores to see if they are correct. A teacher can then 'skim' the copies - look at the total scores and see where the mistakes were made ( if any) and comment accordingly.

10 English spellings, 5 Irish, 10 tables plus a few sentences, times 30
can be examined, corrected, 'skimmed', recorded and commented upon and given back the same day using this method.

Thanks a million for explaining, my daughter and accomplice tried to trick me, I had noticed a lot of rubbing out, according to the test she got 17 out of 18 English spelling right, but infact she only got 11 right. I am just getting fustrated that she knows all these spellings the night before the test yet in the test does so poorly. It's the same with her tables. Thanks for your reply, its much appreciated.

byhookorbycrook

Don't get me started, spelling tests in traditional form are basically useless. Children can get 20/20 and then spell all 20 words incorrect in their written work the same day!!We have switched to the Brendan Culligan system of core words( those used most often in writing) and where each child learns the words they need to.

ShamoBuc

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

Don't get me started, spelling tests in traditional form are basically useless. Children can get 20/20 and then spell all 20 words incorrect in their written work the same day!!We have switched to the Brendan Culligan system of core words( those used most often in writing) and where each child learns the words they need to.

I can see a move away from the traditional test - involving more sentence work for said spellings - giving a better contextual meaning among other things. I tried this before and some parents complained because they found it harder to see how well their kids were getting on without a mark out of ten!
Improving Children's Spellings - is a book that should be posted to every principal though.

cofy

I think that as a parent, I need to concentrate on her pronunciation's and revising her writing, reminding her how to write the alphabet properly, at least this will get her to think about how to sound words and how they should look in their handwriting. With regard to her writing, it's getting very sloppy i.e short cuts. I know these are first class rules, but she needs to be reminded of them. I hope I'm doing right. Once again thanks your information has been of great help.

byhookorbycrook

All good, Cofy, as there is more writing as they get older, these can slip.