They were used during each lesson in the class. During lessons the teacher would ask the students to answer certain questions about each concept to insure total clarification. This helped the kids to think about what was taught and in their own words explain what was happening. This allowed the teacher to make corrections to the students who did not grasp the concept or were off a little. This also allows for the other students who were unsure to ask questions and to think about problems they were having.
Tests are the main thinking strategy every teacher uses.
These show the knowledge you have gained from the lessons taught throughout the unit. The only time I observed the writing strategies was during a research assignment. During this time the students had to write a one-page paper on the body system of their choice. The students were not able to use a computer to write their report on because the teacher wanted to stress spelling and punctuation. This allowed the teacher to see the student s skills in writing even though this is a science class.