Selecting learning experiences to accomplish the educational objectives

Selecting learning experiences to accomplish the educational objectives

1. CONCEPT

   • Interaction of students with the learning environment in an active way
     • How can teacher provide educational experiences?
       • Teacher has to set up an environment and situations to help students to react
       • Teacher must know students backgrounds and interests to plan engaged situations
       • Teacher must plan situations according to students level or vary the experieces

2. Principles

   • For each objective, students must have the opportunity to practice until reach the desired behavior stated in the objective
   • Activities must be promote studnets engagement to help them feel confortable with objectives and differentiated instruction can help
   • Learning experience will be better if teacher considers students present situation in their planning based on students' backgrounds
   • Many particular experiences can help to accomplish the same objectives
   • The same learning experience can help to reach more than one objective

3. Characteristics of the learning experiences

   • To develop thinking skills
     • Give real situations to solve problems through their own investigation
   • To help in acquiring information
     • Develop understanding and knowledge of particular and general things. students could connect ideas to solve problems
   • To help developing social attitudes
     • Provide opportunities to change students' points of view about situations a be able to give opinions
   • To help in developing interests
     • Help students to feel secure with what they are doing by providing activities that students can explore and be interested in