Role Play Strategy

concept of role play

What is role play?

Reflection no.11

Teaching

The learning cycle

For teaching the main question I ask are:

1. What are the expected learning outcomes?
2. What information I give, how and when?
3. How students gain experience by using the information?
4. How I assess the student's learning?

What is teaching?

What are the purposes of lesson introduction, lesson development and lesson closure?

Introduction:

1. Outline the lesson content
2. Connect with previous lesson
3. Arouse curiosity
4. Motivate children to learn

Why organize learning activities?

Instruction simulation

Role play/games}Simulation=imitation, reproduction and modeling

Simulation is the imitation of some real thing or process.

An instructional simulation, also called an education simulation, is a simulation of some type of reality (system/environment) but which also includes instructional elements that help a learner explore, navigate/ obtain more information about that system/environment that cannot generally be acquired from mere experimentation. It is goal oriented.

Principles of instruction simulation:

Procedural steps of simulation:

Reflection no.10

Activity Based Teaching Strategy

This activity based teaching strategy was done in the form of presentation. Under this topic we came across:

1. Concept

2. Seven(7) principles

3. Kinds of learning activity

4. Criteria/organizing activity

5. Procedural steps

6. Role of teachers

1) Concept:

        -Is the form of teaching where the learner is actively engaged in a task.
        -Focus is on making the abstract to concrete and on learning by doing.
        -Can be teacher-driven-with direction from an instructor-or learner-driven with the learner
          having freedom to explore.

2) Seven(7) principles

1. Encourages contact between students and faculty.
2. Develops reciprocity(exchange of information within students) and co-operation among students.
3. Practice uses active learning techniques.
4. Gives prompt feedback.
5. Emphasizes time on task.
6. Communicates high expections.
7. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.

3) Kinds of learning activity

 a) Absorb-type= it includes presentations, demonstrations, stories and field trips (-informs the learners).
b) Do-type=  includes practice, discovery and playing games. 
                    -allows the learners to practice what they have learned
                    -learner is able to actively seek, select and create knowledge.

 c) Connect-type= provide a way to link learning of life, work and future learning

                              -lets the learners put what they have learned to use.

                -example:applying knowledge to rel life/making something concrete from abstract.

 

4) Criteria/organizing activities

 

 a) Should be relevant= activity should be relevant  to subject, level of students etc...

b) Time bound= check on the subject strength with time.

c) Should contain meaning= not any activities but a meaningful where by learners learn.

d) Involves real world experiences= should have connection with real life.

e) Involves skills= listening, speaking,writing etc...

f)Engage cognitive progress= selecting, classifying, ordering and reasoning.

g) Have particular outcome.

5) Procedural steps

 

Four major steps:

a) Planning= plan how and what are you going to assign them with, keeping in mind the subjects and

                      level of the student.

b) Instruction= instruct students with clear guide lines so that they are on track and actively 

                         participating.

c) Evaluating= see how the work/activity has been done and how they are working on the activity.

d) Monitoring= seeing that students are on track and that they are actively engaged.

6) Role of teachers

1. Plan and prepare in advance= what type of activity and how much time should be given.
2. Giving instruction= directing students.
3. Facilitating.
4. Debriefing= questioning on activities, adding more information and clarifying doubts.
5. Clarifying learner's doubts.
6. Set up routines and expectations for learning.
7. Monitoring the results using appropriate assessment strategy.
8. Choose activities that are relevant and stimulating for students.
9. Provide opportunities for students to present to an appropriate audience. Observe group dynamics and co-operation.
10. Support and encourage students.

Some questions discussed in the class:

Q.1: Who is the pioneer of the activity based teaching?
Ans:

Q.2: Is there any other ways to engage students apart from task?
Ans: It can be any other activity like; watching movies etc...

Q.3: What is your understanding on teacher-driven and learner-driven?
Ans: If ownership is wholly on learners than it is learner-driven and vice versa.