Feedback: Making a database of Scottish monarchs
Feedback
Overall, Mr Shanks is happy with how the lesson went today. He thinks that the pupils enjoyed themselves and managed to complete most of the requested tasks. He feels that the pupils’ skills in using AppleWorks 6 database have improved.
He did, however, hope that the pupils would reach a better understanding of what the calculation field could do for them. He feels that perhaps the pupils were struggling with a new field concept, and that they seemed to run out of time towards the end of the lesson. Mr Shanks says that next time he will compile the database with the pupils, to make sure that everyone is doing the same thing at the same time. Mr Shanks views working in groups as a very positive aspect of this lesson as pupils can check each other’s work and exchange ideas.
Pupils comments
The pupils' feedback was very positive. One of the pupils said that using a database is a useful way of keeping records instead of writing them down on paper. Another pupil said that he has learned to create different field types in a database.
| Lesson feedback: complicated topic | |
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| Description | Matt Shanks, P6 teacher at Blackridge Primary School, says that pupils find the concept of a calculation field difficult but pupils give a positive response |
| Duration | 1 minute 57 seconds |
| Windows version |  Windows Media video: Lesson feedback: complicated topic |
| Mac version |  QuickTime movie: Lesson feedback: complicated topic |
| Transcript | Read a transcript of the Blackridge Primary School feedback video. |