Thursday, December 6, 2007
SESSION 5
Luved the hot tea in the cool weather. i didn't know that it was actually a preparation to what was coming next. REPORT WRITING! Not too bad though, we divided our work and helped each other when our part was done. Its been truly fruitful(4 days)and i have learnt a lot about things that i'm not really good at(maths). feel motivated and rejuvenated.Ahhh!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
SESSION 4
We have gone deeper by looking at what a conducive or non conducive enviroment looks like. We had the hands on experience of analysing data to derive at conclusions of how effective the LE is in certain schools. We also had the opportunity to suggest improvements that can be made to improve the LE situations in schools. Looking forward to tomorrows data analysis.
Quantitative and Qualitative studies has been conducted in S'pore schools. The School Level Envirionment Questionaire is an effective way to assess the school learning enviroment. All the questions in the Questionaire testing one dimension should not appear together. this is to avoid fatigue. A 4 point likert scale is preferred to a 5 point likert scale. This will prevent people from giving nuetral answers. Start with SA and end with SD. Factors like participants language and attention should be taken into consideration when crafting questionaire. Moos scheme (Relationship, Personal Developement and System Change & Maintenance)can be used for classification
Quantitative and Qualitative studies has been conducted in S'pore schools. The School Level Envirionment Questionaire is an effective way to assess the school learning enviroment. All the questions in the Questionaire testing one dimension should not appear together. this is to avoid fatigue. A 4 point likert scale is preferred to a 5 point likert scale. This will prevent people from giving nuetral answers. Start with SA and end with SD. Factors like participants language and attention should be taken into consideration when crafting questionaire. Moos scheme (Relationship, Personal Developement and System Change & Maintenance)can be used for classification
SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIROMENT
SCHOOL
1 discipline
3 shared vision
2 parents support or lack of it
4 support staff
5 money
6 security
7 physical aspect
8 school leaders vision
9 leadership
10 school culture
TEACHER
11 teaching methodology
12 bring out the best in every child
13 student - teacher/student relationship
14 learning styles of students
STUDENT
15 students attitude
16 emotional well being
1 discipline
3 shared vision
2 parents support or lack of it
4 support staff
5 money
6 security
7 physical aspect
8 school leaders vision
9 leadership
10 school culture
TEACHER
11 teaching methodology
12 bring out the best in every child
13 student - teacher/student relationship
14 learning styles of students
STUDENT
15 students attitude
16 emotional well being
Monday, December 3, 2007
SESSION 3 - RELECTION
Learning environment
There are many things to consider when we talk about the learning environment. The ability of the student is one factor that must be taken into consideration. Self motivated students require less facilitation while less/non motivated students need more mediation. Teacher centered teaching, didactic teaching, PBL, student centered teaching are all some ways which are being practiced. All styles of teaching have their pros and cons. What really matters is whether this type of teaching suits the child and the subject that they are teaching
Every child has learning needs and when these needs are fulfilled they succeed in learning. On the other hand if the child's needs are not fulfilled, they create problems which basically reflect their dissatisfaction.
It is also equally important to assess the student so that one is aware of ones shortcomings and is able to fine tune those problem areas. There are many tools available to carry out these processes. It was also good to know about the psychologist who have contributed to LE
There are many things to consider when we talk about the learning environment. The ability of the student is one factor that must be taken into consideration. Self motivated students require less facilitation while less/non motivated students need more mediation. Teacher centered teaching, didactic teaching, PBL, student centered teaching are all some ways which are being practiced. All styles of teaching have their pros and cons. What really matters is whether this type of teaching suits the child and the subject that they are teaching
Every child has learning needs and when these needs are fulfilled they succeed in learning. On the other hand if the child's needs are not fulfilled, they create problems which basically reflect their dissatisfaction.
It is also equally important to assess the student so that one is aware of ones shortcomings and is able to fine tune those problem areas. There are many tools available to carry out these processes. It was also good to know about the psychologist who have contributed to LE
FLEXIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection/staff/framework/flexible.asp
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