What is the purpose of conducting a Needs Analysis? (3)
• Determine the cause of the performance problem
• Determine a gap between current state of
... [Show More] performance and desired state of performance
• Establish an instructional goal that address the instructional needs
The difference between an interview and a focus group
Interview has one respondent, a focus group has more than one
What are the four components of a complete goal statement?
1. The learners
2 .What learners will be able to do in the performance context
3. The performance context in which the skills will be applied
4. The tools that will be available to the learners in the performance context
What is a task/goal/instructional analysis?
A breakdown of the goal statement into each concept or procedure the learners need to know, or be able to do, in order to achieve the goal.
What is the value of conducting a learner analysis?
It helps us design our instruction as effectively as possible for our specific learners.
What is the difference between entry level skills and prior knowledge?
Entry level skills are those that must be mastered by the learners before beginning your instruction, prior knowledge is any previous knowledge about the topic of instruction.
What are exmples of each of Gagne's Nine Events?
Gaining attention, informing learner of objective, stimulating recall, presenting the stimulus material, providing learning guidance, eliciting performance, providing feedback, assessing the performance, enhancing retention and transfer.
According to design theory "Backward Design," what is the difference between factual details and big ideas/essential questions
Essential questions are big ideas, or skills. Factual details are simply content knowledge.
According to Backwards Design, when do we create assessments?
First? (Not sure on this answer)
What are generative topics?
- Central to a given discipline or subject area
- Connect readily to what is familiar to students, and to other subject matters
- Engaging to students and to teachers
- Accessible to students via multiple resources and ways of thinking
What are the parts of Mager's three-part performance objectives? Give an example of each.
1. Condition: Given the institution's mission statement
2. Behavior: employees will identify how their roles support the institution's mission
3. Criterion: identifying at least 3 ways
What 3 parts do the performance objective consist of?
Measurable action verb, minimum level of mastery, parameters for behavior and or resources needed for performance.
What type of assessment measures entry-level skills?
Entry Skills test (or behaviors test)
What type of assessment measure prior knowledge?
Pretest
What is a criterion based assessment?
an assessment that measures mastery of kills identified within a given objective
What is the difference between objectivism and constructivism?
In objectivism, knowledge is transmitted, while constructivism knowledge is generated (constructed) by the students.
What is behavorism?
Focuses on objectively observable behaviors and discounts any independent activities of the mind. Behavior theorists define learning as nothing more than the acquisition of new behavior based on environmental conditions.
What is cognitivism?
How people perceive and remember information, solve problems and ultimately learn. ... A key concept of cognitivism is that learning constructs mental maps in the brain and learning process is the means by which these mental structures are understood. [Show Less]