It is really
difficult of this week’s reading, Psychological Foundations of Instructional
Design. I’m not sure if I understand in a right way in some parts of it. So,
for the reflection, I will quote the part that inspire me first and the plan
next.
Behavioral Learning Theory.
l “Because of the anticipated reinforcing
benefits of feedback, instructional designs resulted that broke instruction
into small steps and required learners to respond frequently, thus virtually
assuring errorless performance.”(p.37)
l Teaching plan:
In this course, students will be asked to figure
out how to but 48 cans cola in cheapest way. I will broke instruction into 2
parts, and each parts will have several steps.
1. A. Teacher
will give students the information of choices. There are 2 brands of cola- Coca
Cola and Pepsi Cola. Each brand has a different price, which should be provided
to students.
B. Students need to make choice.
Basing on the information that the teacher gives, student will figure out which
brand is cheaper and then make their choice. Then, they should give their
choice to teacher.
C. Teacher will check up their answers
to see if they are correct. If so, students will go to next step. If not so,
they will be required to do this step again until they get correct answer.
2. A. Teacher will give students the information of choices. There
are 4 types’ packs of cola-1 cans, 8 cans, 12 cans, and 24 cans- and each type
has a different price, which should be provided to students as well.
B. Students need to make choice. Basing on the information that the teacher
gives, student will calculate the price of each cans in different types’ pack
and decide which pack is the best choice. Then, they should give their result
to teacher.
C. Teacher will check up their answers to see if they
are correct. If
so, it means that student learned to calculate and compare the unit costs of
various sizes and brands of the same product. If not so, they will be required
to do this step again until they get correct answer.
Situated Learning Theory.
l “Learning from a situated perspective
occurs through the learner’s participation in the practices of a community,
practices that are mutually constituted by the members of the community.”(p.38)
l Teaching plan:
In this course, students will be separate
into several groups, and each group will be given $20 and asked to buy cola as
much as they can. As the prerequisite, there should be at 2 brands and 4 types’
packs with different prices. Therefore, students need to make choice between
different brands and packs. Also, after they made choice and bought the cola,
teacher can make a comparison between groups and let them have a communication of
their way to make choice. At the end, teacher should give a best number of cans
that $20 can buy to student in order to let them know the best choice.
Hi Xiao:
ReplyDeleteYou quoted the essence of behavioral theory: “Because of the anticipated reinforcing benefits of feedback, instructional designs resulted that broke instruction into small steps and required learners to respond frequently, thus virtually assuring errorless performance.”(p.37)
And errorless it was, for the most part. The challenge for me regading this method is that it supposes everyone is motivated by the same reward. What if I don't want your approval? Or what if I don't want get the right answer. What if I have objections to the question. I recall doing these kind of exercises, and feeling like I was led thru the path to the answer, so I never felt like I really 'worked' for it. Some students will need a more rigorous step, others a baby-step.