Kategorier: Alle - skills - disabilities - characteristics - strategies

af Riyad Alhomsi 10 år siden

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Learner context & task analysis

Understanding the diverse needs of learners, particularly those with disabilities, is crucial for effective teaching. These learners may face challenges related to visual, speech, hearing, or physical impairments.

Learner context & task analysis

Learner, context & task analysis

Learner Analysis

Adult learners

They have some characteristics such as

Less flexible
Independant
Time is important
Highly motivated
Sepcific entry characteristics

Skills learners should have to benefit from the training

Computer skills
Reading skills
Learners with disabilities
Learning

Speech

Hearing

Personal & social characteristics
Talents
Expectations
Aptitude
Motivation
Academic information
Scores
Courses taken
Educaion
Learning styles
Kinesthetic
Physical
Visual
General characteristics
Experience
Age
Gender

Context Analysis

Three types of contexts
Transfer context

Creating tools & resources to apply the new skills

Creating environment that promotes application of new knowledge

Instructional physical context

Transportation

Equipment

Seating

Lighting

Timing

Orienting context

Learner's perception of accountability, i.e. do they have to master the course?

Learner's perception of the usefulness of the training

learner's goals for taking the training

It is important because:
Context can inhibit or facilitate learning
Learning doesn't take place in vacuum

Task Analysis

It identifies the content not the sequence

3 Techniques to conduct task analysis
Critical incident method

It identifies a list of tasks the learner needs to master

It identifies what works and what does not work

e.g. Air force pilots

It identifies commonalities of different approaches

e.g. Salesperson

High-pressure approach

Calm approach

Procedural analysis

It follows a checklist

Cognitive

Unobservable tasks, information processing analysis

Behavioral

Observable steps required to complete a task

What cues inform the learner that there is a problem?

What does the learner need to know to do the step?

What does the learner do?

Topic analysis

Identifies the content of instruction

Identifies facts, concepts & principles needed for instruction

Gives information that falls into various content structures
Attitude

i.e. Predisposition towards a behavior

Procedure

e.g. Steps for changing a light bulb

Steps executed to complete a task

Interpersonal skills

e.g. interviewing skills

Behaviors related to interpersonal communication

Principles & rules

e.g. Supply & demand

Relationship between 2 concepts

Cocepts

Verbs

Islands

Fruits

Facts

Vocabulary

Symbols

Names

important because
Identifies the content not the sequence
Gives hte designer a focus
Gives insights as to what teaching strategies to use
Gives detailed steps for conducting a task
Identifies content to solve the problem