University of the People - EDUC 5210UNIT 2 WRITTEN

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EDUC 5210 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT – UNIT 2 Event 1: Gaining Attention (Reception) This entails gaining the attention of the learners by presenting the learners with a stimulus (introductory activity) ... that engages them and brings the period of waiting for the lesson to start to an end. I believe this stage fits the BEHAVIORIST approach because it suites the concept of presenting a stimulus and observing a response. Schunk postulated that ‘the most fundamental type of learning involves the forming of associations (connections) between sensory experiences (perceptions of stimuli or events) and neural impulses (responses) that manifest themselves behaviorally’. (Schunk, 2010) Classroom Strategy: In my classroom, this event occurs in so many ways. I have started a lesson on WWII just by playing the German National Anthem out loud which got them all excited and interested. We also have various call and response prompts that grasp their attention e.g. Ready to Rock…Ready to Roll. Hear Ye, Hear Ye….All eyes on Thee. Event 2: Informing the Learning of the Objective (Expectancy) Teachers can engage pupils far more easily and help them grasp the general of the new learning, if they make them aware of the learning objective/s, thus making them aware of the skills that they will have acquired at the end of the session. Ensuring they understand what they are learning and why they are learning new information for them to be motivated and receptive. I believe this stage fits the COGNITIVE approach because understand the concepts and advantages of the new learning, taking note of the reasons why it will be beneficial to them requires cognitive processing skills. ‘Information processing theories focus on how people attend to environmental events, encode information to be learned and relate it to knowledge in memory, store new knowledge in memory, and retrieve it as needed.’ (Shuell, 1986). Classroom Strategy- In my classroom, following the attention grabber or ‘ice-breaker’. The topic is introduced. The key vocabulary which will be encountered and used in the learning will be explained. The learning objectives and success criteria is also discussed. This will initiate a thought process and brief interaction before delving in. Sometimes, we chant the objective in a song/rap and when we get to a key word we say ‘HALT’ and the children try to figure it out before I explain [Show More]

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