John Stanek

Evaluation God

Liz May

Organizational Goddess

Yingnan Chen Design Goddes

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Pam Amendola

Technical Goddess

Leaky toilets involve prevention and repair.

Calling a plumber is expensive!

With a little help—a DIY-er can do it.

Needs Assessment

Local Data

Almost 78% of the 40 folks we surveyed said that they would be interested in learning how to repair and prevent a

leaky toilet.

Problem Statement (in so many words)

A leaky toilet can cause water damage & high water bills.

Rationale for Instruction

Some people prefer face to face instruction and hands on tasks rather than using the Internet

and books or videos.

Goal StatementLearners will be able to generate a correct assessment and repair of a

leaky toilet, as well as learn preventive maintenance to avoid

costly damage in the future.

Course Level Design:Leaky Toilet Repair for the DIY-er

Course Objectives:

Learners will generate an independent assessment of a leaky toilet to best address the problem.

Learners will generate a complete DIY repair of a leaky toilet and demonstrate routine maintenance.

Three Units

Classification of Malfunction

Identification of Tools & Materials

Demonstration of the Repair

Course Entry Behaviors motivated to learn how to fix a leaky toilet 6th grade English levelSensibly evaluate a home repair problem access a hardware store & purchase materialsuse channel locks, a crescent wrench, a Phillips

head screwdriver, and needle nose pliers.

Course Design ICM

Unit Level Design—Unit 3 Demonstration of the Repair

Learners can demonstrate a complete toilet repair with

assistance from the instructor.

4 Lessons of Unit 3

1. Execute Disassembly2. Execute Repair w/ Assistance 3. Execute Reassembly 4. Summarize Maintenance & Prevention

Unit 3 Verbal Information & Attitude Goals

Learners will properly summarize the toilet components & describe their

functions with 80% accuracy.

Learners will choose to fix the leaky toilet as a DIY project.

Unit Design ICM

Learner and Context Analysis

No prior experience with toilet repair, no specialized skills or tools.

Instruction takes place at the Home Depeaux, final outcome takes place at one’s residence

the target learners are renters and homeowners—landlords do not always pay for water bills or all collateral damage

Learner and Context Analysis•motivated to learn because they will save money vs. hiring a professional

•prefer to learn in a face to face environment

•relaxed informal small group, questions welcome, assistance in purchasing materials and tools

Formative Assessment

Expert evaluation

One on one evaluation

Small group evaluation

Experts

Three experts evaluated for content, accuracy, and flow.

They said to make the lesson more specific & to only focus on toilet parts that would

be significant to learners.

Changes were made to the power point lesson before moving on to the one-on-one evaluation.

One on one Three learners reviewed the lesson & were told to

ask questions and/or make suggestions.

They suggested that the sequence should be changed & that some slides were redundant. All three made similar suggestions in this regard.

More changes to the lesson were made before moving on to small group evaluation.

Small Group

A small group reviewed the Ppt lesson w/ minimal instruction, & advised to look at a real toilet afterward, & give feedback.

Suggestions were made to add information that was depicted in picture, but not explained in words, to swap the order of two slides, & to include renters.

All suggestions were appreciated & final changes were made to the power point lesson.

Lesson • Performed in the Home Depeaux

• Ppt and mp3 used for some of the instruction

• Instructor gives additional info and demonstrations

• Students use a real working toilet to practice prevention & maintenance

Conclusion

Armed with a new skill learners can tackle some toilet repair, and preventive maintenance

in their own homes, and may even be able to teach others.

Happy Flushing!