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SkillBuilder
GroupActivities
SixthGradedProject
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problems,andyoumasteredthatlevelofproblemsolvingbeforeyouproceededto
slightlymorecomplextechniquestodealwithaslightlymorecomplexkindofproblem.
Thisalsohasveryimportantimplicationsforthewayyouwouldwanttoorganize
instructiononagenericskill.
Attheendofthismodulearesomereadingsthatmayhelpabit.ThenIsuggest
youworkonPart2,theSkillBuilder,onHyperCard.Thisisanewandilldefinedarea,
wherewearegraduallydiscoveringbettermethodsofinstruction.Therefore,although
theintegratedexamplesmaybeofsomehelp,theydonotshowsequencingwellfor
eitherlevelsofcomplexityorcontentwithinlevels.Wewillfocusonthisinourclass
time.Seeifyoucandiscoverabetterway!
Skill Builder
Go to the HyperCard Program for this.
theyimportantones?Aretherecallcomponentstrulythingsthatshouldbememorized?
4. Howcouldyouimproveonthetacticsthatwereselected?Wouldyou
implementeachtacticthewaythedesignersdid?
5. Whatstrengthsandweaknessesdoyouseewiththeselectionofdomain
dependentcontent?
Section2
CritiqueaSampleLesson"Creativity"
byInaeKang&LouEdmondson
Pleasedothisactivitypriortoclass.
Workingwithyourteam,critiquetheattachedunderstandinglesson,identifyingbothits
majorstrengthsandweaknesses,andrecommendwaystoimproveit.Yourcritique
shouldincludethefollowing:
a. Rankorderthedimensionsofdivergence(simplifyingconditions)accordingto
whichoneshavethegreatesteffectonthecomplexityofthetask.Arethereanyyou
wouldaddordelete?Why?
b. Whataretheoneortwomajorstrengthsandweaknessesofthesequence?How
wouldyouimproveit?
c. Haveanyimportantcomponentsofthetaskbeenleftout?Wouldyouchangeany
ofthecomponentslisted?Ifso,how?
d.
Identifythethreegreateststrengthsofthetacticsand/ortheirimplementation.
e. Identifythethreegreatestweaknessesofthetacticsand/ortheirimplementation,
andbrieflydescribewhatshouldhavebeendone.
f.
Identifyanyothercreativechangesyouthinkwouldimprovethelesson.
Section3
DesignaNewLesson
Thisactivityistobedoneinclass.
1.
Workingwithyourteam,pickoneofthefollowingtwogenericskillsonwhichto
designalesson:
A. Howtomemorizethings.
B. Howtosynthesizewhatyouhavelearned.
2.
Designthelesson.Askforfeedbackfromyourprofessorifyouwish,andrevise
accordingly.
Adescriptionofthesimplestkindofcasefortheskill.
b.
Alistofthedimensionsofdivergenceforthethinkingskill.
b.
Thesequenceforintroducingeachnewdimensionofdivergence.
c. Thecomponentsofthethinkingskill(procedures,principles,etc.)forthesimplest
levelofcomplexity.
d. Achronologicallessonplanforthesimplestlevelofcomplexityinyoursequence.
Itshouldshowwhatcomponentsshouldbetaughtinwhatorder,whattacticsshouldbe
usedtoteacheachcomponent,howthetacticsshouldbeimplemented,howthe
instructionshouldbeintegratedwiththeschoolcorporation'sexistingcourses(at
whatevergradelevelisappropriateforthislevelofcomplexity),andhowyoucan
maintainasholisticaspossibleanapproachtoteachingthethinkingskillatthislevelof
complexity,withoutoverloadingthestudentswithtoomuchnewstuff.
Besureyoudonotgetanyhelpfromanyoneotherthanyourpartnersindoingthis
assignment.Youareunderhonortosayabsolutelynothingaboutyourgradedprojectto
otherstudentsinthecourseuntilOctober15.
Useawordprocessorifpossible,with81/2by11inchpaper,putthelessonspecs(one
fortheteam)inalargeenvelope,alongwiththeoriginallessonspecs,thefeedbacksheet
(onefortheteamp.164),thesealedTeammateParticipationRatingForms(onefor
eachmemberp.165),theModuleEvaluationSheets(oneforeachmemberp.166),
andbesuretoincludeanaudiocassette.
Points:
a.Dimensionsofdivergence
Deductionsoradditions
_______
b.Sequence
Deductionsoradditions
_______
c.Components
Deductionsoradditions
_______
d.LessonplanOrganization/Sequence/Holism
Deductionsoradditions
_______
Tactics/Implementation
Deductionsoradditions
_______
Integration
Deductionsoradditions
_______
Total
______
ConfidentialTeammate
ParticipationRating
Myself:_______________________________________________________
Whatpercentoftheworkdidyoudo?(33%isexpectedwithateamof3.)
Intermsofconceptualinput(applicationofskillslearnedinthemodule)?_______
Intermsofcreativeinput(goingbeyondskillslearnedinthemodule)?_______
Intermsofroutineinput(e.g.typingandlogistics)?_______
Howdoyouthinkyoucouldimproveasateammate?
NameofTeammate:______________________________________________
Whatpercentoftheworkdidthisteammatedo?(33%isexpectedwithateamof3.)
Intermsofconceptualinput(applicationofskillslearnedinthemodule)?_______
Intermsofcreativeinput(goingbeyondskillslearnedinthemodule)?_______
Intermsofroutineinput(e.g.typingandlogistics)?_______
Howeasywasittogetalongwiththisteammate? 1
(Circleonenumber.)
Hard
Howmuchwouldyouliketoworkwiththispersonagain?
(Circleonenumber.)
1
2
Pleaseno!
Howcouldthispersonimproveasateammate?
5
Easy
5
Fantastic!
NameofTeammate:______________________________________________
Whatpercentoftheworkdidthisteammatedo?(33%isexpectedwithateamof3.)
Intermsofconceptualinput(applicationofskillslearnedinthemodule)?_______
Intermsofcreativeinput(goingbeyondskillslearnedinthemodule)?_______
Intermsofroutineinput(e.g.typingandlogistics)?_______
Howeasywasittogetalongwiththisteammate? 1
(Circleonenumber.)
Hard
Howmuchwouldyouliketoworkwiththispersonagain?
(Circleonenumber.)
1
2
Pleaseno!
Howcouldthispersonimproveasateammate?
5
Easy
5
Fantastic!
Whatwouldyoulikechangedabouttheprintedportionofthismodule?
WhatdidyoulikemostabouttheHyperCardportionofthismodule?
WhatwouldyoulikechangedintheHyperCardportionofthismodule?
Whatdidyoulikemostabouttheuseofclasstimeforthismodule?
Whatwouldyoulikechangedabouttheuseofclasstimeforthismodule?
WhatdidyoulikeaboutSection1ofGroupActivities?
WhatwouldyoulikechangedaboutSection1ofGroupActivities?
WhatdidyoulikeaboutSection2ofGroupActivities?
WhatwouldyoulikechangedaboutSection2ofGroupActivities?
WhatdidyoulikeaboutSection3ofGroupActivities?
WhatwouldyoulikechangedaboutSection3ofGroupActivities?
Canyouthinkofanywayofimprovingthegradedassignment?
a.Pickagenericskillwhichisfairlysmall(manageable)inscope.Ofcourse,itmust
notbeanythingwehavediscussedinthiscourse.
b.Selectyourtargetpopulationoflearnerssothatthecontentisofmoderatedifficulty
(3onascaleof15).Assumethatnoneofyourlearnershasalreadylearnedyourtask,
andthatallofyourlearnershavealreadymasteredallprerequisitesforit.
c.Yourblueprintshouldhavetheusualheaderinformation:
yourname,
thekindoflesson(genericskill),
thelabelforyourgenericskill,
thetargetaudience,
therichnesslevelforthelesson(15)
thedimensionsofdivergencefortheexamplesandpractice.
Thenitshouldhaveanoutlineofthesequenceoflevelsofcomplexityforthegeneric
skill(shootfor46levelsforthisexercise),withalistingofallcontenttobetaught
withintwoofthoselevels.Thelistingofcontentshouldincludethesteps(procedures),
principles,andanyothercontentyoufinduseful.Assumethatallprerequisiteconcepts
havealreadybeenmastered.
Thenforoneofthelevelsofcomplexity,theblueprintshouldhaveaseparatesection
withprescriptionsintheformofachronologicallistingofthetacticsyouwoulduseto
teacheachpieceofcontent(inalefthandcolumn)andanindicationofhowyouwould
implementthem(inarighthandcolumn).
Finally,instillanothersectionoftheblueprint,listsomedomaindependentcontent
fromavarietyofcoursesyourstudentswouldbetaking(say,twopiecesofcontentfrom
eachcourse).Thiscontentshouldbeappropriatetoserveasexamplesandpracticefor
thechosenlevelofcomplexity.
Youdonotneedtodevelopinstructionforthisassignmenttheblueprintisallthatis
required,andIexpectittobeabout35pages.
d.Pleaseputyourblueprintinalargeenvelopeorafolderwithapocket,andincludean
audiocassetteforfeedbackfromyourprofessor.
Notethattheexamplesyouhaveseendonotusethissameformat.Pleaseusethisnew
format.