REFLECTION ON STUDENTS OF ASHRAM

Since many weeks, students of ashram are learning under my guidance. I have taught them many topics of different subjects such as Hindi poem, math lesson, English grammar etc. I have been teaching two students since the beginning of the task, Bhushan and Sandeep. Both have been great learners throughout the learning session. For this class my supervisor was Vijayalaxmi madam.

This time when I went, one of my students was not present, he went to his hometown. So I taught geometry to Sandeep. When I was teaching to him, I realized that lot many things he is able to do which he was unable to do before learning under my guidance. Earlier he was unable to do proper division, calculation of area and volume. This time when I introduced the math lesson and gave him the formula of rectangle so he himself was able to solve question. The best thing I liked about him was that I did not explain the question as he was trying on his own to understand.

The learning outcome is that I become aware that proper and regular guidance helps the student a lot in learning concepts. I have observed that Sandeep is not a student who believes in learning without understanding instead he has developed an attitude of understanding first and then learning it.
For upcoming task, I have planned a test on a math lesson, profit and loss. Which I have taught to both, Sandeep and Bhushan. The following table consists of the questions that I will ask them in upcoming class.








Grade 8 - Mathematics
Profit and Loss Word Problems - I


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Directions: Answer the following questions.


Q 1: A store owner purchased a ream of paper for $50 and sold it in retail at $5.50 per quire. How much profit or loss did she make? (Hint: one ream = 20 quire)
$50 loss
$60 profit
$50 profit
$60 loss




Q 2: By selling video game for $18, a store owner gains $2.70. What is the cost price of the video game?
$16.30
$15.30
$14.70
$20.70






Q 3: A vegetable vendor purchased 100 lbs of onions for $200 and sold them at $1.75 per lb. Did he make profit or loss?
loss
broke even
profit
insufficient information




Q 4: Elizabeth purchased a home for $75,000 and a home site for $15,000. If she sold the home for $83,000 and the site for $11,000, how much percentage profit or loss did she make on both the transactions together?
34/5% loss
44/9% profit
44/9% loss
51/4% profit






Q 5: A store owner purchased a gross of pencils for $216 and sold each pencil for $1.75. How much profit or loss did he make? (Hint : gross = 144)
$36 loss
$28 profit
$28 loss
$36 profit




Q 6: A vendor bought 500 eggs at $4 per 10 eggs. Of these, 50 eggs were found to be broken. If he sold the remaining eggs at $0.55 per egg, how much did he gain or lose?
311/2% loss
233/4% profit
213/4% profit
233/4% loss






Q 7: By selling a school-bag for $30, the seller loses $4. What is the cost price of the bag?
$36
$43
$26
$34




Q 8: Harry purchased a computer for $1500 and after using it for a year, he sold it for $1150. What is his percentage of loss or gain?
23 1/3% loss
19 7/8% loss
23 1/3% gain
25 1/4% gain



My lesson plan for this upcoming class is below, which I have been following for last final class on Saturday.

Lesson plan for Saturday (22nd January 2011)


DATE- 22-01-11

LESSON NO.6

UNIT – algebra

COURSE- mathematics


TOPIC- profit and loss


INSTRUCTOR- Trisha Gupta


SUBJECT OF LESSON


A test will be conducted on the lesson, profit and loss. This lesson, I have taught them thoroughly and they have done enough practice to answer a test.  This test will check their skills which they have gained while learning this lesson such as how to use formula and how to calculate the profit or loss  and how to use given data for solving paticular question or problem.






INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS, MATERIALS, OR TOOLS NEEDED


1. They need to answer all the questions of the test. They are supposed to show they working of the problem the main paper.


2. Materials needed are blank paper, pen, pencil .


REFERENCES-


1. "Mathematics: Applications & Concepts, Course 3, State Edition, Mathematics, Glencoe." Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. Web. 20 Jan. 2011.





LESSON OUTLINE-


1. Profit and loss is topic that has lot many applications in real world.


2. This lesson is about how to calculate profit and loss when selling price and cost price is given in the question.


3. Also, sometimes, profit and selling price is given and student is supposed to find the cost price.


4. Moreover, in this whole lesson, there are only two formulas, which student is supposed to use through the lesson.