Student assessment is performance-based which demonstrates that they both understand and can perform the objectives. I would also like to include a self-assessment piece. The activities will be self-directed giving them independence as to which way to solve the problem. Students will also be encouraged to find multiple ways of arriving at the same solution, which will facilitate understanding of the process and use of the software. I hope that students will be motivated to work independently so that the adult's role will be facilitating the process and checking understanding by asking questions.
Constructivist teachers encourage and accept student autonomy and initiative.
Constructivist teachers use raw data and primary sources, along with manipulative, interactive, and physical materials. Constructivist teachers allow student responses to drive lessons, shift instructional strategies, and alter content. Constructivist teachers inquire about students' understandings of concepts before sharing their own understandings of those concepts. Constructivist teachers encourage students to engage in dialogue, both with the teacher and with one another. Constructivist teachers encourage student inquiry by asking thoughtful, open-ended questions and encouraging students to ask questions of each other.