4924 Lesson planning & group facilitation Flashcards
Pedagogy
The art and science of teaching, esp. as an academic subject or theoretical concept. Teaching children.
What the steps in effective education
Assess the learning needs or the group or individual. Write performance objectives. Develop content. Select methods & materials. Implement learning experience. Evaluate the results. Document the outcomes.
What motivates children to learn?
Need to know. Self-concept. Experience. Readiness to learn. Subject-centered learning. Motivation.
Children as learners: need to know
Children seek to learn what interests them, what others see as important.
Children as learners: self-concept
Children are more dependent and other-directed.
Children as learners: experience
Children have few life experiences & do not draw on those as easily, must learn how to learn
Children as learners: readiness to learn
Children have teacher, parent, social pressure to learn
Children as learners: subject-centered learning
Children’s learning of subject matter based on need to know, teaching is future-oriented, not present oriented
Children as learners: motivation
More by external pressures; build internal motivation
What are the parts of a performance objective?
When, who, do what?, how well?
Selecting techniques and methods
Educational purpose. Learners preference or style, needs. Group size. Facilities. Time. Cost. The audience. Choose most active style
Four parts of the ABCD method of writing objectives
Audience, behavior, condition, degree
Audience
Who is the learner
Behavior
Describes learner capability. Must be observable and measurable. Can be demonstration of skill or knowledge.
Condition
Equipment or tools that may (or may not) be utilized to complete the behavior. Environmental conditions may also be included.
Degree
States the standard for acceptable performance (time, accuracy, proportion, quality, etc.)
“Telling” teaching methods
Lecture, training conference, panel, debate, oral quiz, case study.
“Showing” teaching methods
Demonstrations. Media presentations. DVDs, Charts, graphs, diagrams
“Doing” teaching methods
Role playing. Committee work. Performance tests. Discussion groups. On-job training. Supervised practice. Internship. Guided experiences.
Multiple intelligences
Human beings have nine different ways of interacting with the world. Each person has an individual mix of these.
Linguistic intelligence
The ability to use language to express what’s on your mind & to understand other people.
Logical/mathematical intelligence
The capacity to understand the underlying principles of some kind of causal system. ex. scientist.
Musical rhythmic intelligence
The capacity to think in music; to be able to hear patterns, recognize them, and perhaps manipulate them.
Body/kinesthetic intelligence
The capacity to use your whole body, or parts of your body to solve a problem, make something, or put on some type of performance.
Spatial intelligence
The ability to represent the spatial world internally in your mind. Can be used in arts and sciences.
Naturalistic intelligence
The ability to discriminate among living things and sensitivity to other features of the natural world, ex. Botanist, chef
Intrapersonal intelligence
Having an understanding of yourself; knowing who you are, what you can do, want to do, abilities. We are drawn to people who have a good understanding of themselves.
Interpersonal intelligence
The ability to understand other people. Use of social experience.
Existential intelligence
The ability and proclivity to pose and ponder questions about life, death, and ultimate realities.
Behavioral Theory
Use positive reinforcement & limit punishments to motivate. Rewards must be something of value & for specific behaviors. Reward early & often.
Social Theory
Models should: demonstrate positive behaviors; admired; someone learner can relate to. Have the learned demonstrate & practice.
Cognitive & Constructive Theory
Enhance their memory. Get their attention & know frame of reference. Limit amount of into, organize it, match to their comprehension. Summarize & repeat. Provide active learning. Make it personal. Use their own interest to motive learner.
What is evaluation?
The systematic collection of information about the activities, characteristics, and out comes of programs
Why perform evaluation?
Show results. Make judgments about the programs. Improve effectiveness. Justify costs. Document improvement. Make decisions and set new goals.