HLP12 Systematically design instruction toward a
specific learning goal.
It is important that instruction is sequential, and each
skill builds on the foundation of already mastered skills.
It doesn’t do the student any good if he has to jump around
from skill to skill without learning the basics or the skills needed as
perquisites for the new skill. This will only cause frustration for both the
student and the teacher.
If I see that a student needs to work on a specific goal, I
like to list the skills that he will need to successfully achieve this goal.
Once I have a list of skills, I prioritize them in the
sequential order that the student needs to learn them. Each skill will build on
the previous skill learned.
After I list the skills, I need to look at what it will take
for the student to show me that he has mastered the skill. How many times do I
want him to successfully complete the skill? How many trials will I give him
for the assessment? What does he have to do exactly to show the skill has been
mastered.
It is important to keep data on each skill and the
percentage of mastery. Using graphs or charts will help the student
self-monitor his progress along with the teacher.
Each of these steps is a way to systematically design
instruction towards a specific learning goal.
How do you design your instruction? Please share.
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