Friday, September 20, 2013
Author: Nicole Marie Sartin
Ashford University, Clinton Ohio
Professor: Dr. Bridget Griggs
September 1, 2013
Learning Objective
Adult students learn the importance of time management and organization for efficiency at school and work.
Learning Outcomes
*Adult students will learn how to properly manage time for both school and work projects each day. *Adult students will learn how to prioritize and schedule projects around personal time.
*Adult students learn to organize, categorize, research to complete school & work projects.
Assessment
*Students will be given a list of required academic & professional activities to be accomplished each day for one week or seven days.
*Students will create a detailed schedule for one week, ranking those projects and activities according to priority and length of time needed to complete.
*Students will develop a list of potential resources and/or materials needed to complete all projects and activities due for that week.
Enhancing Curriculum and Delivery: Linking Assessment to Learning Objectives
Author: Nicole Marie Sartin
Ashford University, Clinton Ohio
Professor: Dr. Bridget Griggs
Learning Outcomes Rationale
Assessment is an integral part of instruction, as it determines whether or not the goals of education are being met. Today's students need to know not only the basic reading and arithmetic skills, but also skills that will allow them to face a world that is continually changing. They must be able to think critically, to analyze, and to make inferences. The goal of this lesson plan is to help students develop time management, organization and research skills for use in professional and academic setting. These learning objectives specifically focus on the student’s organization, problem solving and critical thinking skills. As outlined in this lesson plan, students will effectively learn how to create work schedules, conduct research and prioritize projects after completing each assessment activity.
Student Age group:
Junior College Adult students
Learning Objective:
Students learn the importance of time management and organization for efficiency at school & work.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will learn how to properly manage time for both school and work projects each day.
2. Students will learn how to prioritize and schedule projects around personal time.
3. Students will learn how to organize and categorize research needed to complete school and work projects.
Assessment:1. Students will be given a list of required academic & professional activities to be accomplished each day for one week or seven days.
2. Students will create a detailed schedule for one week, ranking those projects and activities according to priority and length of time needed to complete.
3. Students will develop a list of potential resources and/or materials needed to complete all projects and activities due for that week.
Testing:1. Students will be given the following scenario to complete.
Scenario: Ann is a medical student taking a class each Monday through Friday from 6am to 11am. She is a single mom working part-time at night each Monday through Friday from 5pm to 10pm while living with her grandmother who takes care of the baby. Based upon this scenario, develop a 7-day schedule for Ann to include school, work, study time, homework, personal time, sleep and meals using a 24-hour time frame.
Testing 2. Students will be asked to prioritize tasks based upon the following scenario. How would you prioritize these tasks to be completed the next day, based upon the supervisor’s note?
Scenario: David works as an office assistant for a large corporate company from 8am to 5pm on weekdays. On Monday, at 4:30pm David’s supervisor leaves a note on his desk: “Dear David: I will be out of the office tomorrow. In my absence, please complete the following tasks as soon as possible. Thank you, Susan Summers.”
Task List to be completed:-Contact Mr. Nelson and inform him that I will be out of the office today and will be unable to meet him this afternoon, but will be happy to reschedule the meeting for any day this week.
-Deliver the box of new letterhead in the mailroom to the sales office on the 5th floor.
-Contact Office Depot and get the invoice for the new product order and fax the invoice to the finance department, then coordinate delivery.
-Stamp and mail the employee letters on my desk.
-Find a local vendor to cater the employee breakfast next week within a $5,000 budget.
-Contact the list of new clients for the month to welcome then to the team. Make arrangements with the marketing team to send those clients all gifts next week.
-Check my voice mails and respond to inquiries, let them know that I am out of the office but will get back to them the following day.
-Check the complaint emails and respond.
-Order lunch for the Tuesday CEO meeting and arrange delivery using the company account.
-Check the company mailbox.
Testing 3. Students will be asked to organize and categorize research needed to complete school and work projects based upon the following scenarios.
Scenario: Research a list of the top 20 newspapers and radio stations in Los Angeles. Develop a list which contains the company name, address, general telephone number and a primary contact for advertising. Include cost estimates.
Scenario: Research a list of 20 publications or news articles for a research paper on teen pregnancy in the United States. Please be sure to include statistics and examples to for credibility. Then, organize and categorize the information as a reference list in APA format.
Testing Rationale
How do children learn? Based on the early research and philosophy of Jean Piaget, children learn through “play-based” activities, many educators subscribe to the notion that children as well as adults “learn by doing”. (2009) Years later, a number of authors and researchers investigated the impact of early childhood education relevant to the psychology of early childhood development. Many concluded that a child’s education is dependent upon good parenting and socioeconomic factors despite a strong foundation of memorization during the early stages of development. Today, we know that learning requires students to engage in problem-solving to actively build mental models. Knowledge is attained not just by receiving and memorizing information, but also by interpreting the information and relating it to the learner's knowledge base. What is important, and therefore should be assessed, is the learner's ability to organize, structure, and use information in context to solve complex problems. This is the practice of critical thinking. For the purposes of this lesson plan, an alternative testing method will be more effective than a standardized written test or portfolio test. As a result, this lesson plan involves testing which forces the student to interpret information and organize it for practicality and efficiency. More importantly, this type of alternative testing will allow the student to develop solutions based upon his/her own rationale. Therefore students may have different answers based upon personal experience, learning styles or cultural perspective. But despite the diverse answers, an instructor should be able to easily assess the student’s level of comprehension and level of skills.
References
Kubiszyn, T. & Borich, G. (2013). Educational Testing & Measurement: Classroom Application
And Practice (10th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Winner, Melinda. (2009). “Long-Term Benefits of Early Childhood Education"; National
Education Association. NY.
Nicole Sartin, Ashford University, September 9, 2013.
Blog Link: http://axxess4me.blogspot.com/
Ashford University, Clinton Ohio
Professor: Dr. Bridget Griggs
Learning Outcomes Rationale
Assessment is an integral part of instruction, as it determines whether or not the goals of education are being met. Today's students need to know not only the basic reading and arithmetic skills, but also skills that will allow them to face a world that is continually changing. They must be able to think critically, to analyze, and to make inferences. The goal of this lesson plan is to help students develop time management, organization and research skills for use in professional and academic setting. These learning objectives specifically focus on the student’s organization, problem solving and critical thinking skills. As outlined in this lesson plan, students will effectively learn how to create work schedules, conduct research and prioritize projects after completing each assessment activity.
Student Age group:
Junior College Adult students
Learning Objective:
Students learn the importance of time management and organization for efficiency at school & work.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will learn how to properly manage time for both school and work projects each day.
2. Students will learn how to prioritize and schedule projects around personal time.
3. Students will learn how to organize and categorize research needed to complete school and work projects.
Assessment:1. Students will be given a list of required academic & professional activities to be accomplished each day for one week or seven days.
2. Students will create a detailed schedule for one week, ranking those projects and activities according to priority and length of time needed to complete.
3. Students will develop a list of potential resources and/or materials needed to complete all projects and activities due for that week.
Testing:1. Students will be given the following scenario to complete.
Scenario: Ann is a medical student taking a class each Monday through Friday from 6am to 11am. She is a single mom working part-time at night each Monday through Friday from 5pm to 10pm while living with her grandmother who takes care of the baby. Based upon this scenario, develop a 7-day schedule for Ann to include school, work, study time, homework, personal time, sleep and meals using a 24-hour time frame.
Testing 2. Students will be asked to prioritize tasks based upon the following scenario. How would you prioritize these tasks to be completed the next day, based upon the supervisor’s note?
Scenario: David works as an office assistant for a large corporate company from 8am to 5pm on weekdays. On Monday, at 4:30pm David’s supervisor leaves a note on his desk: “Dear David: I will be out of the office tomorrow. In my absence, please complete the following tasks as soon as possible. Thank you, Susan Summers.”
Task List to be completed:-Contact Mr. Nelson and inform him that I will be out of the office today and will be unable to meet him this afternoon, but will be happy to reschedule the meeting for any day this week.
-Deliver the box of new letterhead in the mailroom to the sales office on the 5th floor.
-Contact Office Depot and get the invoice for the new product order and fax the invoice to the finance department, then coordinate delivery.
-Stamp and mail the employee letters on my desk.
-Find a local vendor to cater the employee breakfast next week within a $5,000 budget.
-Contact the list of new clients for the month to welcome then to the team. Make arrangements with the marketing team to send those clients all gifts next week.
-Check my voice mails and respond to inquiries, let them know that I am out of the office but will get back to them the following day.
-Check the complaint emails and respond.
-Order lunch for the Tuesday CEO meeting and arrange delivery using the company account.
-Check the company mailbox.
Testing 3. Students will be asked to organize and categorize research needed to complete school and work projects based upon the following scenarios.
Scenario: Research a list of the top 20 newspapers and radio stations in Los Angeles. Develop a list which contains the company name, address, general telephone number and a primary contact for advertising. Include cost estimates.
Scenario: Research a list of 20 publications or news articles for a research paper on teen pregnancy in the United States. Please be sure to include statistics and examples to for credibility. Then, organize and categorize the information as a reference list in APA format.
Testing Rationale
How do children learn? Based on the early research and philosophy of Jean Piaget, children learn through “play-based” activities, many educators subscribe to the notion that children as well as adults “learn by doing”. (2009) Years later, a number of authors and researchers investigated the impact of early childhood education relevant to the psychology of early childhood development. Many concluded that a child’s education is dependent upon good parenting and socioeconomic factors despite a strong foundation of memorization during the early stages of development. Today, we know that learning requires students to engage in problem-solving to actively build mental models. Knowledge is attained not just by receiving and memorizing information, but also by interpreting the information and relating it to the learner's knowledge base. What is important, and therefore should be assessed, is the learner's ability to organize, structure, and use information in context to solve complex problems. This is the practice of critical thinking. For the purposes of this lesson plan, an alternative testing method will be more effective than a standardized written test or portfolio test. As a result, this lesson plan involves testing which forces the student to interpret information and organize it for practicality and efficiency. More importantly, this type of alternative testing will allow the student to develop solutions based upon his/her own rationale. Therefore students may have different answers based upon personal experience, learning styles or cultural perspective. But despite the diverse answers, an instructor should be able to easily assess the student’s level of comprehension and level of skills.
References
Kubiszyn, T. & Borich, G. (2013). Educational Testing & Measurement: Classroom Application
And Practice (10th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Winner, Melinda. (2009). “Long-Term Benefits of Early Childhood Education"; National
Education Association. NY.
Nicole Sartin, Ashford University, September 9, 2013.
Blog Link: http://axxess4me.blogspot.com/
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