I usually let the boys work independently on some of their lessons. Then they take a quiz and if they score well, I give them their kudo's and high fives and we move on to the next thing. If they don't get a passing score, they have to go back and review the lesson again and then re-take the quiz.
Today, Jonah had to repeat an entire Math lesson and retake a quiz on the material from the lesson 3 times. The questions were different each time, but they were covering the same material. He got 3 wrong the 2nd and 3rd time. Finally, I sat down with him and we went over the questions he got wrong.
He understood the problems. He just wasn't taking the time to work out the math problems. He was guessing, or only looking at half of the problem. On his final attempt to pass this quiz without getting any of the math problems wrong, I sat down beside him as he took the test.
I didn't help him with any of the answers. I only asked him to show me how he was going to come up with the answers and stood by to make sure that he was working out the problems, instead of guessing.
I then showed him how to double check his answers before making his selection. He scored 100% this time. And to his surprise, he had taken 12 minutes longer to complete the test when he was guessing. This further reinforced the fact that it was worth while to take the time to work out the problem and even double check your answers, instead of taking short cuts and guessing.
I think this was a good learning experience for him. It taught me something too. I was reminded that even though he doesn't actually need me to sit there with him to do the work, because he knows how to do it, my presence somehow encourages him to try harder and apply himself.
:-)
Today, Jonah had to repeat an entire Math lesson and retake a quiz on the material from the lesson 3 times. The questions were different each time, but they were covering the same material. He got 3 wrong the 2nd and 3rd time. Finally, I sat down with him and we went over the questions he got wrong.
He understood the problems. He just wasn't taking the time to work out the math problems. He was guessing, or only looking at half of the problem. On his final attempt to pass this quiz without getting any of the math problems wrong, I sat down beside him as he took the test.
I didn't help him with any of the answers. I only asked him to show me how he was going to come up with the answers and stood by to make sure that he was working out the problems, instead of guessing.
I then showed him how to double check his answers before making his selection. He scored 100% this time. And to his surprise, he had taken 12 minutes longer to complete the test when he was guessing. This further reinforced the fact that it was worth while to take the time to work out the problem and even double check your answers, instead of taking short cuts and guessing.
I think this was a good learning experience for him. It taught me something too. I was reminded that even though he doesn't actually need me to sit there with him to do the work, because he knows how to do it, my presence somehow encourages him to try harder and apply himself.
:-)
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