TRACING AND ASSESSING THE STUDENTS’ PROGRESS USING THE TEACHING METHOD – DALTON PLAN
Keywords:
teaching method, assignment, graph, test, conference, assessment, laboratory.Abstract
The article investigates the methods to follow the students’ progress in studies used in Helen Parkhurst’s teaching method, the Dalton Plan. It researches the peculiarities of graphs, as well as the use of various tests, individual and group lessons. In the article we also analyze the problem of grading students when using the method of individualized instruction.
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