Comments for Testing: Context vs. Content at http://www.hotchalk.com/mydesk , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.hotchalk.com/mydesk Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:34:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.hotchalk.com/mydesk/index.php/hotchalk-blog-by-dr-harry-grover-tuttle-on-teaching/169-blog-testing-context-vs-content-for-august-hold-content#comment-7225 I have always focused on the content. I don't see the point of asking questions about the context. It might be due to the fact that I homeschool one third grader and one sixth grader. I only have one student in each class and I can clearly tell if they grasped the context. Reading class often goes on for hours at the library, living room or Starbucks. I forgot to mention Barnes & Noble. We talk back and forth about why the characters act a certain way or what they meant by what they said. We talk about how the character's behavior supports the main idea. We share wether we agree or disagree with the author and why or why not. I also give them written assignments with questions that encourage them to write out their thoughts. My son and I are currently reading [i]The Hiding Place[/i] by Corrie Ten Boom. He keeps a page for each main character in which he writes things that character said or did. This helps him describe the character based on the character's behavior. I would love to get some tips from you. Do you know of any helpful websites? - Naile Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:46:45 +0100