Teacher's Day!!
Today is teacher's day.. the best part is that we get a day off! hahaha...
All teachers out there.. Have a great DAY!
Student profiling is it effective?
Not too long ago, I went for a course on student profiling.. The tool is suppose to determine, study and explain the character and the behaviour of our students, in turn should assist us in our dealings with our student.. Our institution spent quite a bit on this student profiling tool.
However, I tend to think that it is another "americanized" way of packaging of the tool. I cannot deny the fact that its does speaks certain truths and facts about our student, after all the company who came out with this tool had spent millions into the development of the tool.
The interesting point to note is that after a test using the tool is conducted, it was the trainer who can deduce what does the result shows and he can describe the character of the students and recommends ways to improve the weakness of the student.. Do you see the missing link here? We are the teachers, we are suppose to be quip with the skill instead! The trainer cannot be there to explain things to us! And we cannot be a master in a short 3 hours course! What is the use of having loads of data infront of me and I do not knows how to go about it?!
I can't help but feels that the course is more of a sales talk, I am rather disappointed, that I do not really gain much out of the course. And being the typical vendor, they "disappeared" after the sale.. If you ask if there is anything improvement in managing our student, I would dare say that nothing much have changed. Only that the money spent on the purchase of the tool can be put to better use... and more paper work for us.. *sigh..
Do not get me wrong, I am not saying that the Student Profiling Tool is useless, but it is the way executed and carried out. We teacher lacks the espertise in using these tools, such a short course would not be enough for us, the vendor support should be continous even after the sale. Also the institution who sought for these tools should be careful and plan ahead, else you will end up with another white elephant.
