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Chapter 13: Technology Integration in Instruction

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - May 20, 2023

Chapter 13: Technology Integration in Instruction Chapter Overview The main points in this chapter include the following: Effectiveness of Technology The effectiveness of technology depends on how teachers are able to integrate it into their lesson planning. Lajoie (1993) summarized four cognitive activities that technologies can provide learners: Supporting students’ cognitive processes (e.g., memory or metacognitive processes) Relieving students’ cognitive load by providing for lower-level cognitive skills, leaving more time and effort needed for teaching higher-level cognitive skills Allowing students to engage in cognitive activities in an authentic environment that would be impossible or too costly to replicate in the classroom Promoting students’ higher-level cognitive skills by allowing them to generate solutions and assess themselves in a context they will encounter in future assignments, advanced grades, and the world of work Instructional Technologies Web ...

Chapter 12: Assessing Learners

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - May 20, 2023

Chapter 12: Assessing Learners Chapter Overview Some of your strongest childhood and adolescent memories probably include taking tests in school. For that matter, test taking probably is among the most vivid memories of your college experience. If you are like most people who have spent many years in school, you have strong or mixed feelings about tests. In this chapter, we try to dispel some of the discomfort you might feel about tests and show how they can be effective tools in your classroom. This chapter introduced you to some techniques for assessing student learning. Its key terms and main points were: Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Tests A test that determines a student's place or rank among other students is called a norm-referenced test (NRT). This type of test conveys information about how a student performed compared to a large sample of pupils at the same age or grade. A test that compares a student's performance to a standard of mastery is called a c...

Chapter 11: Cooperative Learning and the Collaborative Process

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - May 20, 2023

Chapter 11: Cooperative Learning and the Collaborative Process Chapter Overview In chapter 10 you saw how self-directed learning could promote higher forms of thinking with the aid of metacognitive strategies. In this chapter, you will see how these same outcomes can be extended and reinforced through various forms of peer collaboration. You will learn how self-directed and cooperative learning share the complementary objectives of engaging students in the learning process and promoting higher thought processes and more authentic behaviours required in the world of work, family, and community. This chapter introduced you to strategies for cooperative learning. Its key terms and main points were: Outcomes of Cooperation Critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving skills are of little use if they cannot be applied in cooperative interaction with others. Self-directed and cooperative learning share the complementary objectives of engaging students in the learning proces...