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Authentic Assessment
Real world problem involving parallel lines and transversal.

In the diagram shown, there is one door and two sets of window panes. Working in groups of twos, determine which set of window panes or door can best represent a pair of parallel lines with a transversal. Using Cabri Jr, draw the set that has the best representation. Identify at least two sets of corresponding angles.



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Participants are grouped for this assignment because not all the teachers would have fully grasped the Cabri Jr concept because each participant was working individually during the hands-on exercises. The individual hands-on exercise was deliberately done to allow each participant to be fully engaged without collaboration, as the participant had to listen to the Cabri Jr. presenter and simultaneously use the TI SmartView and the calculator in hand.


 * Self-Assessment (Use this for the authentic assessment among teachers). **

Self-assessment requires teacher-participants to evaluate their own participation, process, and products. Evaluative questions are the basic tools of self-assessment. Participants will give written responses to questions that follow before sharing in the large group towards the end of the workshop. The questions are as follows:

1) What did you learn from this hands-on exercise?

2) What was the most difficult part of this hands-on exercise for you?

3) Why was it difficult?

4) If your students found this or any other part of the exercise difficult, what would you do to help them overcome this difficulty?

5) When you are demonstrating this exercise with your students, is there anything you would do differently?

6) If yes, what would it be?

7) Do you think Cabri Jr is a useful software to teach geometry?