Learning Styles and Learning Styles and Methods of InstructionMethods of InstructionLearning Styles and Learning Styles and

Methods of InstructionMethods of Instruction

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Learning Styles• What are they?

– approaches or ways of learning

• What are the types?– Visual– Auditory– Tactile/Kinesthetic

• How do they learn

Visual learn through seeing

•Need to see the teacher’s body language/facial expressions

•They think in pictures and learn best from diagrams, illustrated textbooks, overhead transparencies, videos, flip charts, etc..

•During lectures they take detailed notes

Auditory learn through listening

•Learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others have to say.

•Listen to tone of voice, pitch, speed and interpret the underlying meanings

•Benefit from reading aloud and using a tape recorder

Tactile/Kinesthetic learn through moving, doing,

touching

•Learn best through hands-on and actively exploring the world around them

•Find it hard to sit still for long periods and are easily distracted by their need to be active.

The Holy Family Lesson Plan Format

Pennsylvania Academic Standards Goals for Understanding Instructional Objective

Student BehaviorsSources of EvidenceCriteria for Evaluation

Teaching to the Objective Introduction/Motivation/Prior KnowledgeDevelopmental Activities Closure

Assessment Follow Up Materials/Resources

Academic Standards

Standards define what each student should know and do in a core set of subjects. They give students a solid foundation in the basics and provide consistent targets for students, teachers and parents. Standards allow schools to measure student achievement.

Aligned standards and assessments provide the ability to see how well students are performing and how much they are improving.

Goals

Broad generalized statement about what is to be learned

Big Idea..

Objectives

Specific Precisely what they are to do

Measurable Describes the learning outcome that can be

measured;should be seen or heard

Describe learners’ behaviors after instruction Relate to what the students should be able to do after

instruction

Goals vs Objectives

Goals are broad statements of educational intent

e.g. To know the three theories pertaining to the extinction of the dinosaurs

Objectives are the educational outcome defined in behavioral terms

e.g. Given a list of dinosaurs, students will be able to arrange them in their various groups with 80% accuracy.

Writing Instructional Objectives

Given a list of dinosaurs, students will be able to arrange

them in their various groups with 80% accuracy

AudienceBehavior

Condition

must be measurable

Degree

Words to Avoid Understand Learn Know Enjoy Appreciate Value

They are vague and are not observable or measurable because there is no product involved.

Observable Verbs

Identify Choose Analyze Write Predict Explain Illustrate

Evaluate Compare Infer Locate Formulate Classify Demonstrate

Student Behaviors

What are the students going to be asked to do?

Students will write a three page paper about…..Students will complete a worksheet on….Students will develop a survey for…….

Sources of Evidence

How will you know they did it?

The completed worksheet about….The printed survey about….A copy of the student……

Criteria for Evaluation

How will you assess if student completed the work or attained objective?

The percentage of correct responses on the worksheet.

A correct response rate of …%

Teaching to the Objective Three Columns

Estimated Time Approximate time for the givne portion of lesson

Teaching to Objective Differentiation

Instructional adaptations and strategies to meet the learning needs of all students

Teaching to the Objective

Introduction/Motivation/Prior Knowledge Developmental Activities Closure Assessment

Follow-Up

Activities or actions you have planned as a follow-up to the completed lesson

Reinforcement of material for better retention and validation of the students’ independent work. Homework, written assignment, oral

presentation,group project

Materials List materials you would use for the lesson.

Books, paper, pencils, art materials, drawings, art and craft materials, posters, etc..

Resources

List all resources that you used to help you prepare for this lesson. Books, people, Internet sites, etc…

References

List here in APA format the references for all the resources used.

Technology

Identify any technology you intend to use in conjunction with the delivery of the lesson. Interactive white board, computer, LCD projector,

digital camera,web cam, etc..