Reflective Journal #1
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Reflective Journal Entry #1
Date of Activity
February 11, 2023
Activity
Administration of the Woodcock Johnson IV Tests of Achievement Participants 1. Student- Z.M.
2. Lamar Student Candidate- Lisa Marie Garza
3. Mentor- Lorretta Dalrymple
Detailed Summary
On Saturday, February 11, 2023 I tested Z.M. a 9 year old in the 3rd grade. I administered the Woodcock Johnson IV Tests of Achievement subtests 1, 2, 4-13, 15, and 17. After administering the assessment I had a brief discussion with my mentor on how the administration went.
We talked about which administrations I thought I did well on. We also
discussed which subtests I think I needed more practice with. Reflection
What was your experience? Feelings? What did you discover?
I felt confident in the administration of the assessment except when it came to the administration of the writing subtests. When coming to subtests 6 (Writing Samples) I became worried/ nervous that I would grade the sentence the student wrote either too leniently or too hard. I also didn’t want to spend too much time thinking about whether to mark a 2, 1, or 0 as to not have the student waiting too long on me. The
same thing happened when administering and scoring subtests 11 (Sentence Writing Fluency). The only difference that had me a little more relieved was that this particular subtests was timed so I didn’t have to grade the sentences in front of the student in order to determine
continuation of the test. In discussing with my mentor I found that those particular subtests are some that are harder to administer due to having to score the responses in order to determine whether to continue
testing additional items. I learned that scoring becomes quicker and easier to determine the more practice you get with the subtest. I also discussed subtest 17A (Synonyms) in determining the basal due to the student missing the first item and not getting the 5 lowest items correct to establish a basal. I'm having some difficulties in this area:
I am still having some difficulties in scoring the administration of the writing subtests. In particular subtest 6 (Writing Samples) and subtest 11 (Sentence Writing Fluency). I have tried to improve in this area by:
I have tried to improve in my area of difficulty by studying the Examiner’s Manual more to see what constitutes a particular score for sentences written. Total Practicum Hours (as of today)
40 indirect, 29 direct Mentor Observational Summary w/ signature
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