One important aspect to make students’ learning valuable is to focus the planning in setting objectives in terms of desired outcomes (knowledge skills, attitudes, values) that we want our students to develop. By developing clear objectives, students feel that there is a reason for learning. Also, it is important to provide feedback, because it helps students improve their goals’ achievement and solidify their understanding.
Teachers need to communicate objectives, in this way students will be able to know what they are doing in class and what they are supposed to learn.
Some recommendations for setting objectives in the classroom are:
Set learning objectives that are specific but not restrictive: it is important to know the specific standards, benchmarks and supporting learning that students at school are required to learn. When setting objectives they need to be stated on the learning goals, not the activity or assignment that they are expected to complete. They need to complete the assignment in order to what students should know, understand, or be able to do.
Communicate the learning objectives to students and parents: by communicating the objectives helps students center on what they need to learn. Also when communicating objectives to parents, they are able to understand and get engaged in what their children are learning.
Connect the learning objectives to previous and future learning: this is important because in this way students are able to connect the current objective to what they have already learned and how can they apply what they are learning to future lessons.
Engage students in setting personal learning objectives: by permitting students to personalize the learning objectives can increase their m...
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... own learning and to give and receive feedback from peers. It helps them develop skills they will need not only in their school life, but in college and their workplace.
2 Questions:
1. Does Metacognitive Feedback Improve students’ actions, skills and learning?
2. Can providing feedback be used in lower grade levels? In what ways can teachers help students to improve their learning?
I enjoyed the idea that students can personalize the learning objectives because they can find relevant, real world applications of what they are learning. Also by setting personal learning objectives, students can take control of their own learning. In this competitive world, students are required to think further and get out of their comfort zone, because this skills they will need them throughout their K to 12 years, in college, and in their adult life.
.Using teaching strategies that connect with individual student’s learning strategies. The ultimate goal is to provide a learning environment that will maximize the potential for student success. By taking diverse student factors into account when planning and delivering instruction.
the reason why they are learning something, then they will get a greater sense of the
...man states (1960), “In order to effectuate any objective, teachers must develop a set of intermediate objectives, which will provide direction for their efforts in the classroom” (Rose, 126).
As a teaching assistant, I should have a clear vision of what the learning objectives are and what are the intended outcomes of these objectives and how the teacher wish to achieve it. Sometimes the objective may have set for half termly but still however before each lesson I should discuss the learning objective with the learning group I have been assigned for . Depending on the objectives I should plan activities and prepare materials that are chorded at the apt tune for the learner’s different skills. It is also vital to make sure that the learner understands how each activity relates to his or her goals and targets.
Svinicki, M. (2005, February). Student goal orientation, motivation, and learning. Idea paper #41, Idea Center.
It is the role of the educator to make sure the learning succeeds. Therefore, the educators need to guide the children and ignite their interest in solving the problem by giving leading question (Wurdinger, 2005). The educators need to state the purposed of the study to the children, so then they will able to relate it with their life (Wurdinger 2005). Roger (2010) mentions that the educators need to lead the children to do self-reflection and integrated the knowledge they have learned in the previous lesson with the current lesson. The educators need to attract and gear up their child’s interest in learning since if the children lost their interest in learning, they will frustrated and then getting bored.
Education is a very important aspect of our lives. It is our education that makes us who we are and determines what we become. Therefore, education is not something to be taken lightly. As a teacher, my goal will be to provide the best possible education for my students. Every student is unique. I must see students for who they are individually and respect their ideas and opinions. Each student has a different learning style. I must take this into consideration because I want to provide a constructive learning opportunity for every student. I believe that every student has the potential to learn.
In order to be an effective teacher there needs to be an understanding that we all learn differently, this means that no single teaching strategy is effective for all students/learners all the time. This makes teaching a complex process because you need to understand and meet the requirements of all of your learners. Students learn best when they aren’t asked to simply memorise information but when they form their own understandings of what is being taught. When a student has successfully learnt a new idea they are able to then intergrate this information with their previously learnt information and make sense of it. To be an effective teacher you need to work jointly with students to asses where they are at, be able to give feedback on how the student is going and ensure that they are understanding the lesson (Killen, 2013) According to Lovat and Smith (2003) students learning must result in a change in a student’s understanding of the information being taught. In order to show understanding they must be able to share this information with others and want to learn more (Killen, 2013). In order to have a deeper understanding of what is being taught they need to be aware of the relationship that exists between what they knew previously and the new information that is being learned (Killen, 2013).. Students need to be given goals that they can achieve in order to feel a sense of mastery over their own learning, this gives students motivation that they are able to complete tasks and to keep going.
Before the lesson is prepared, the teachers must have a clear understanding of the objectives of the lesson to be taught. By having an understanding of what they students will able to accomplish at the end of the lesson, the content remains focused and thorough. The teacher must then express these objectives to the students including the standards for performance. Students can then be held accountable for expectations that are known.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.
The second event is informing the learners of purposes, objectives or goals. It is also a must for teachers to inform students on what they want to teach that day and what their expectations towards their students are. It is still relevance to be applied until now. This second event is important because students need to know what the expectations from their teachers towards them are. In addition, when students know the purposes, objectives or goals...
As a teacher if your students can make a connection to prior knowledge they will have a better chance at remembering the information you are trying to teach. This can be achieved through teaching
Another benefit is feedback affords an opportunity for clarification of what is expected. Student performance and achievement increases as they are able to understand the expectations for the specified task or project. This process also helps alleviate frustrations one may feel when unsure of the criteria for quality performance. Feedback also helps students identify strengths and weaknesses in various content arenas. Effective feedback from the teacher assists in student identification of the level of which they are performing as compared to the desired goal.
Students need to be inspired to think critically. By this they comprehend what has been learned and be able to use it. I hope my students will be able to achieve their greatest potential that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to. We can give our children these building blocks thru education to use in decision making situations, moral value of their thoughts and actions. This will guide them to realize how their actions and decisions will affect themselves and others.
At the end I would like to include that the most important thing in learning process is being intrinsically motivated. Because it satay us lifelong. If you have no motive that means we won’t have any goals of our life. So as a student we all should have a certain targets towards our