Week 1 Session 2: Class activity 3

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Week 1 Session 2: Class activity 2

ABOUT the IT Journal

1) electronic worksheets geared towards drilling and practice with immediate response

2) +ve association with motivation, speed and accuracy

3) objective : find out if MCS can improve arithmetic skills assessment ctrl and experience (one group: pen & paper  versus other group: mcs)

4) integrative technology-electronic worksheets

5) instructional environment- enough resources for pairs/individuals/groups

6) evaluation - induction to better facilitate the child during the process of using mcs, use higher order software

Week 1 Session 2: Class activity 1

Directed Technological Integration Strategies Theoretical Base (World Cafe)

Behaviorist Theory 

B. F. Skinner

Measures observable behaviours. Based on operant conditioning, observations, and reinforcements.

Observer is not concerned with how/why knowledge was obtained, but rather if the correct response was given

> Appropriate (desirable) behaviours
+ve reinforcements: Example: pop-up praises when questions are answered correctly, etc

> Inappropriate behaviours

-ve reinforcements: Example: bad sound effects when questions are answered wrongly, etc

Information-processing Theory

Atkinson and Shiffrin
The mind stores information like a computer.

3 Different Types of Storage
1. Sensory (info sensed through receptors)
2. Short-Term (^ info that is not lost during the first few seconds)
3. Long-Term (^ info that is processed)

Examples: Teaching children about the parts of a computer, etc

Systems Theory and Systematic Instruction Design

Gagne's Theory of Instruction
1. Gaining attention
2. Informing the learner of the objective
3. Stimulating recollection of pre-requisite learning
4. Presenting the stimulus material
5. Providing learning guidance
6. Eliciting the performance
7. Providing feedback
8. Assessing the performance
9. Enhancing retention & transfer

Examples: Recall what was covered in the previous lesson via online resources through activities and games, etc

Briggs
Learning is most efficient when it is supported by carefully designed set of instructions

Inquiry-based learning

Social Activism Theory

J. Dewey

Learning is individual and comes about through social experiences

Example: Engage children in solving real-life problems, casestudies, etc.

Scaffolding Theory

Vygotsky

Learning is cognitive, influenced by culture and individual differences

Examples: Teachers scaffolding children based on their stage/ability at the current point of teaching

Child Development Theory

Piaget

A child learns and moves through various stages of development.

Example: Teacher to know which stage the child is at so that they can best provide the learning experiences which cater to the appropriate learning level

Discovery Learning

Bruner

Learning is through interaction with the environment.

Example: Teacher to provide hands-on activities > take things apart, put them back together, etc

Multiple Intelligiences

H. Gardner

8 types of intelligence:
1. Linguistic
2. Musical
3. Logical-mathematical
4. Spatial
5. Bodily
6. Intrapersonal
7. Interpersonal
8. Naturalist

Examples: Teacher to cater to these various intelligence during lessons