I. What is a learner analysis? Reference the official definition and define in your own words.
A Learner Analysis is an analysis of a student learner that determines the learners approach to instruction. Several methods are used to collect data for a learner analysis. These methods include: determining and articulating learner predispositions, knowledge, and skills (Brown and Green, 2011, p.71). In essence, the purpose of a learner analysis is to give the instructional designer a thorough look at a student. Using a learner analysis, the instructional designer has a clearer picture of what a student knows, where the student is coming from, and how the student learns best. To create an accurate learner analysis, the instructional designer must have more than one data analysis point.
II. What are the benefits of conducting a learner analysis during the instructional design process?
In The Essentials of Instructional Design (2011), Part II of the text presents the vital aspects of any instructional intervention. According to the principles of instructional design, there are three analyses that an instructional designer should conduct during the intervention process. The instructional designer should conduct a needs analysis, task analysis, and learner analysis. Before its possible to understand the benefits and importance of conducting a learner analysis, it is important to understand the two complementary analyses: the needs analysis and the task analysis.
The needs
Chapter two provides a detailed description of the research methods and procedures used to conduct this study. Major sections of this chapter include a rationale for qualitative research design, a description of the setting and participants, an overview of research design, a description of the IRB approval process, data collection methods, methods for data analysis and synthesis, and ethical and trust considerations. The purpose of the proposed study is to: (a) understand the alignment between instructional designers’ knowledge and demonstrated implementation of MLPs better; and, to (b) understand the factors that influence instructional designers’ intent and actual implementation of MLPs in
Setting Instructional Direction. My interest in Instructional Design began during my first year of teaching when I had poor classroom management skills and looked for solutions to managing a disruptive classroom. I learned that I was in charge of my classroom, the kids’ behavior was up to me, and the easiest way to have a smooth classroom was to design lessons that did not allow for off-task behavior and to deliver those lessons with strong instructional strategies. Because it was up to me to engage my students in their own learning, I had to find instructional strategies that worked for my kids, and I’ve spent the past 18 years continuing to do so. The result has been my passion for teaching and learning.
Inclusive Classrooms” by Sally Spencer from Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning because it focused on a population of students that is near and dear to my heart, special needs students. In the article, the author looks at using universal design for learning (UDL) as a tool for planning motivating and engaging lessons in inclusive classrooms.
What evaluation strategies will you (as the instructional designer or member of the design team) use to determine the success of the learner analysis and how to refine future analysis for the instructional event?
The instructional setting is a family and consumer sciences sewing lab classroom at Wahlquist Junior High in Farr West, Utah. Equipment in the room includes 35 sewing machines, 8 sergers and 3 embroidery machines. Many other minor pieces of equipment are also located in the classroom such as irons and rotary blades.
It is important to work in partnership with the learner, get to know them, so that you can assess their ‘minimum core’ and what their learning needs are. If a learner knows what is expected from them and you tell them what to expect from you , successful learning can be achieved .
The concept of learning style refers to the notion that individuals differ in the manner in which they acquire knowledge and/or skills through structured instruction or teaching. This concept recommends that individuals should become aware of their most optimal or effective learning style and tailor instructional material to suit their instructional needs. According to Pashler, McDaniel, Rohrer & Bjork (2008), there three avenues or channels of communication that are used in learning and through which instructional materials and resources are presented to a learner. Pictures/images, speech/auditory, kinesthetic, and written words are modes through which instructional material is presented to students (Pashler et al., 2008). Individuals differ with respect to the mode they learn most effectively in, and they should strive to assess their strengths and weaknesses concerning different learning styles.
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In sum, understanding the students’ or clients’ learning styles and intelligence can offer a clear and efficient pathway into the strength of an individual’s learning processes and thus into a flow state.
The aim of this unit is to give learners the opportunity to develop techniques for data
successful learning support; determination of objective achievements; revisions for program improvements. The elements with the factors consist of identifying instructional specification course problems. Explore learner’s characteristics based on instructional decisions. Identify and analyze subject content relating to goals and purposes. Specify instructional objectives. Arrange instructional units in a sequential and logical order for effective learning. Instructional design meets the mastery of lesson objectives. Plan and develop instruction, evaluate the instruments that measure course objectives. In summation, selecting resources for instruction and learning activities. The unique aspect of Kemps model is the performance assessment to see if instruction or training is required before the process of designing a course begins (Kemp Design Model n.d.).
Taking the time to learn about the learner yields a more productive learning environment. Knowledge of general learner characteristics can inform the instructor of the nature of the students at local and distance site (Simonson, 2015). I believe these elements are most important because it is the learners who master the course objectives and outcomes that ultimately indicate how well the course designers, the instructors, and other course stakeholders have performed their jobs and if the course’s return of investment is profitable.
The quality of teaching and learning in mathematics is a key challenge for teachers. It is important for teachers to adopt instructional design techniques to achieve higher accomplishment in mathematics (Rasmussen & Marrongelle, 2006). Instructional design alone cannot produce better learning and achievement. The instructional designer must know critical factors that influence student learning and build a bridge between goals and student performance. Identifying these factors will help to utilize limited resources including financial resources and time more effectively
Instructional design (ID) is only a small part of the complete learning experience. The speed of information development goes beyond courses as the primary delivery device of learning, testing established ID. "Alternatives to courses, like learning networks and ecologies, are developing as an informal learning approach. Designers and organizations receive substantial benefits to acknowledging informal learning, and initiating a focused design approach" (Siemens, 2005). Effective learning design must distinguish different areas of learning. "Learning Development Cycle (LDC) attends to
Nowadays, English becomes an international language which is used in many aspects of life, whether in daily life or in professional work. Many people now aware of the important of English and begin to join an English course. In spite of General English that teaches English as a whole, there is also English for Specific Purposes (ESP) that teaches English only in a restricted area of the target situation. ESP is described as the teaching of English used in academic studies or the teaching of English for vocational or professional purposes.