This article is from page 18 of the 2011-10-11 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 18 JPG
THE quality of teaching Construction and Wood Technology at St John Bosco Community College in Kildysart has been described as “very good” by Department of Education inspectors.
According to an evaluation carried out, effective learning takes place, while the subject plan represents a very good start on which to base further planning.
The report recommended that “further development of active methodologies should be used to further improve students’ learning”.
“Well structured lessons were conducted at an appropriate pace. Lesson content was presented very competently. Demonstrations of practical skills were of a high standard.
“However, more opportunities should be created for students to participate more actively in their learning. Well structured group work in theory lessons should be used to encourage more collaboration between students who should then be enabled to share with the whole class,” stated the report.
“Learning was effective. Students were interested and fully engaged in classroom activities showing appropriate levels of knowledge and understanding of the subjects. Students approached the subjects with enthusiasm and inquisitiveness and on occasion made contributions that indicated a high level of engagement,” it added.
It recommended that closer supervision should be provided for students who are allowed to use more hazardous machines such as the band saw.
Planning for the lessons observed was described as “very effective” and included the use of a wide range of resources including digital resources and ICT equipment.
“Good use was being made of the overhead projector, notably in a CS theory lesson. While this was effective, it is suggested that the transparencies in use could be scanned for use with the data projector to increase their flexibility as a resource,” added the inspectors.