Critical Reflection Portfolio
I need to develop my survey to ask the same students about the perceptions of
examination in both ballet and other genres to see if examinations are an issue.
The holistic nature of my survey perhaps was not narrow enough to get a clear
picture of the final problem, but from eyeballing my results I can see this will
help me to identify other trends I had not considered before such as examination
difficulty and achievement. I feel although my questionnaire gave the option of
being anonymous students may not have answered truthfully as I was present in
the room, students may have felt as they handed the questionnaire to me
intimated. With my next survey I am going to repeat some of the questions about
my teaching and get a critical friend to deliver to the students and also collect
the raw data so the students don’t feel they have to respond positively to
questions about my teaching. I need to focus on the vocabulary I use to promote
a longer term career view and show ballet as being more than just ballerinas. I
also need to work on body confidence body dismorphia with the class I plan to
achieve this by being more open in the class.
I
found the workshop I presented to the students extremely helpful to my
teaching. I teach both subjects and my approaches to the two are clearly
different. By eyeballing I can see results show my ballet students had a deeper
understanding of technical vocabulary which on reflection I feel is from the
way I deliver this subject. I need to translate my good practice from ballet in
to the hip hop lessons by using Pilates to gain strength good body awareness
and stamina to the students which will in the future help to retain students in
ballet by not using words like “to be a ballerina” and to focus on the strength
and the benefits in studying ballet.
Examinations
failure is a massive area which again comes down to motivation low self-esteem
and confidence. The British Ballet Organization (BBO) free style award schemes
do not fail students the results are given on the day with a result grading
Pass Merit Distinction. Students receive a certificate and a badge on the same
day which to the students is an immediate confidence boost and immediate
gratification. I know want to explore and research this further using a survey
to students and also interviewing a teacher at The British Ballet Organization.
Things
I intend to do to promote and motivate my students in ballet further are;
1.
To develop the use of language in relation to ballet to prevent pupils having a
narrow view of what ‘ballerina’ is and develop aspiration and eliminate the
fear of failure.
2.
To develop the use of technical vocabulary in Hip Hop lessons to improve
vocabulary attainment
3.
To be aware and perform more research around the image of ballet in the 21st
century
4.
Look in to examination boards marking criteria
5.
Survey to students about examinations and my teaching
6.
Visit a local dance school
