Reflection 4 - Assure Lesson Planning

Dear Journal,
This week is all about the Assure Lesson Planning. We had to fill out a VARK questionnaire before reporting to class. Mrs. Roberts used the questionnaire to analyse our learning styles.
V- visual
A- aural/ auditory
R- read/ write
K- kinesthetic

Then she began to speak about the  ASSURE model of teaching and how it is used to state
 the objectives of a lesson which should be geared to reach all types of learners in the classroom. According to Bloom's Taxonomy when writing objectives they must be specific based on knowledge, skills, attitude the three (KSA) domains.

Task

• Writing objectives using the KSA method

What I have learned

• Objectives can be specific, behavioural and instrucional. The three domains for writing objectives are;  cognitive-K- knowledge

                                   Psychomoto- S- Skills

                                   Affective - A- Attitude

• The curriculum is a guide line for writing objectives
• Objectives should have in the four components. Those components are

         A - audience ( students doing the behaviour)

         B - behaviour ( verb) 

         C - condition ( under which the behaviour should be performed) 

         D- degree (acceptable level of performance)

• Objectives must be measurable and can be observed at all times.
• when writing objectives always refer to the Blooms Taxonomy.      

Blooms Taxonomy has the three domains of learning cognitive, psychomoto and affective. 

They are six levels of Blooms Taxonomy: 

1. Remembering- define, list, identify,match

2. Understanding- explain, summarize

3. Applying-apply, show, solve, calculate, use

4. Analysing- select, compare, create, relate

5. Evaluate-evaluate, argue, conclude, support, explain

6. Creating- devise, plan, compile, create, construct

Process to follow when writing objectives:

 1st - Start with a stem sentence ( students will be able to)

2nd - Determine the learning outcome

3rd - Consult the Bloom's wheel and select the appropriate level of verb

4th - Write the verb and learning outcome into a statement that, when combined with the stem forms a complete sentence.

Objective Example: 

Audience                    behaviour                          condition                    degree

Students will be able to independently   label the parts of the inner ear, with the help of a chart.

Assure Model of Lesson Planning is the best way to follow when writing lesson plans.

A - Analyse

S - State Objectives

S - Select media and materials

U - Utilize media and materials

R - Require learner participation
E - Evaluate and Revise

 

Conclusion

I gained so much knowledge this week. I can now write objectives with all the necessary components. I am getting there to becoming  more technologically aware of all the amazing things technology has offer.