Assessments and Multimodality
Teaching in a Way Students Understand A culturally responsive curriculum helps students relate their own experiences to what they learn. It includes different cultures and perspectives, making education more meaningful. As Howe, Johnson, and Te Momo (2021) explain, this approach ensures that learning is not limited to one culture but reflects the experiences of all…
A culturally responsive curriculum helps students relate their own experiences to what they learn. It includes different cultures and perspectives, making education more meaningful. As Howe, Johnson, and Te Momo (2021) explain, this approach ensures that learning is not limited to one culture but reflects the experiences of all students. I understood this better while…
Hazard (2019) emphasizes that identity, literacy, and education are impacted by our environment and do not exist in a vacuum. Social intuitive, dialect, and social impacts all contribute to the improvement of our characters, which in turn influence the way we read, write and communicate. Instructors must be versatile and social sensitive in their approach since education is never impartial; rather, it reflects society’s values and…
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY, LITERACY, AND EDUCATION Hazard (2019) states that “identity, literacy, and education are socially constructed” (p. 8), meaning they are shaped by cultural and societal influences. For instance, literacy is not just about reading and writing; it’s about how individuals from different cultures interact with language and knowledge. Similarly, education is influenced…
Care and Kim (2018) argues that “identity, literacy, and education are socially constructed” emphasizing that learning is shaped by social interactions, cultural contexts, and individual experiences. This perspective calls for a shift from standardized educational approaches to pedagogical practices that acknowledge diverse ways of constructing knowledge. To support diverse learners, instructional strategies must be flexible,…
Personal Reflection on Multimodality Literacies and Realistic Assessment With the rapid globalization and glocalization of the whole world, more and more individuals come to North America from a variety of differentiated culture backgrounds. Therefore, we construct our identity, literacy, and education socially (Hazard, 2019). First, our identity is socially constructed. When coming to North America,…