Rok Lipnik, Gimnazija Celje – Center, Celje
I am taking part in the Formative assessment project this year and in conjunction with using tablet computers in class, I am motivating students towards independent learning and taking responsibility for their learning. My goals include taking responsibility for students individual learning and motivating themselves. This way, students are capable of developing their knowledge, finding their shortcomings and eliminating them. Teachers main activities include guiding students on the path to being independent, preparing activities and guiding classes in direction of bigger independence, which includes a lot of talking and personal contact. Through tablet activities students research the given topic, learn and choose their assignments and difficulty. Major upsides include gaining independence for students, they become more active and work on their knowledge, instead of being passive and waiting for their teacher. One downside could be the fact that the teacher has to take more time to prepare for classes, but in the long run it pays off, because students become more and more independent and require less help from their teacher.
