Chapter 5 Analyzing Learners And Contexts Flashcards
What is the purpose of learner and context analysis?
Determine what characteristics of the learners, context in which skills will be taught and context of how skills will be used. They shape what is taught and how it is taught.
Learner analysis and context analysis cannot be done
In the office.
Define TARGET POPULATION
Learners for any given set of instructions. The ones you want to “hit” with appropriate instruction.
Target population is also known as
Target audience or target group
What are some identifiers of of target population
Age, grade level, topic being studied, job experience or job experience.
The widest range of the users you want to reach
Target population
Define TRYOUT LEARNERS
Learners available to the designer while the instruction is being developed.
What information do designers need to know about their TARGET POPULATION?
- Entry Skills
- Prior Knowledge of Topic Area
- Attitudes toward content and potential delivery system
- Academic motivation
- Educational and ability levels
- General learning preferences
- attitudes toward the organization giving the instruction
- group characteristics
What do most instructors consider to be the most important factor in successful instruction?
The motivation level of the learners
What is the ARCS model
Attention Relevance Confidence and Satisfaction
Different types of motivation
What is the best way to identify personal styles as it pertains to learning preferences
Learners expressions of personal preference for listening, viewing, reading, small-group etc… rather than measurement of psychological traits that will predict how a student will learn best.
What is the best predictor of the success of instruction in terms of the likelihood of newly learned skills being used on the job?
Positive attitudes toward management, peers and senor leadership and their ability to provide appropriate training.
What are some ways to collect data for learner analysis?
Site visits for structured interviews
Surveys and questionnaires
Self Reports
Pretests
Why is it important to know the environment in which learners will be using their new skills?
Seldom is something learned simply for the purpose of demonstrating mastery.
What is the strongest predictor of use of new skills in a new setting?
The support received by the learner.
Define TRANSFER OF TRAINING
The process whereby the learner applies skills learned in one context to another, similar context. (AKA: Transfer of training)
What are the outputs of of the performance context analysis phase?
- A description of the physical and organizational environment where the skills will be used
- a list of any special factors that may facilitate or interfere with the learners’ use of the new skills
What are the two major aspects of the learning context analysis?
- What is
2. What should be
Define the WHAT IS as it pertains to the learning context analysis.
a review of the setting in which instruction will take place.
Define the WHAT SHOULD BE as it pertains to the learning context analysis.
is the facilities, equipment and resources that adequately support the intended instruction.
What are the four areas of focus in the learning context analysis?
- The compatibility of the site with instructional requirements
- the adaptability of the site for simulating aspects of the workplace or performance site
- the adaptability of the site for using a variety of instructional strategies and training delivery approaches
- the constraints present that may affect eh design and delivery of instruction
What is the most common tool today?
a computer
What is the predominant method of corporate training? (Traditional method)
An instructor teaching 20-24 learners in a classroom.
What is the major purpose of the learning context analysis?
to identify available facilities and limitations
What is the major outputs of the learning context analysis?
- A description of the extent to which the site can be used to deliver training on skills that will be required for transfer to the workplace
- a list of any limitations that may have serious implications for the project
