In this activity, you are to read Scenario 1 carefully and then identify implementation issues Mrs. Xing faced in her lesson. Post your thoughts on your group blog. Invite other members to respond to your postings and reciprocate accordingly. Your postings should reflect your thoughtfulness and your responses must be critical and reflective. You are encouraged to substantiate your viewpoints by citing papers and articles you have read.
Implementation issue 1:
Students were not subjected to any computer lab rules. There were critical lapse of disciplinary regulations where one-third students start surfing the nets without permission of the teacher.
Implementation issue 2:
Computers equipments not in working condition as there were 2 computers not in working condition.
Implementation issue 3:
Students were not adequately prepared for the lesson. Quote- “She also realised many of the scripts she had marked were either not on- topic or lacked coherency. Many were also badly organised.”
Implementation issue 4:
Lesson plan not robust enough to cater more instruction for the faster pace students. Quote- “She noticed some students finished faster than the others. That resulted in some unnecessary noise, which in turn, disturbed those who were still working.”
Hi Kelvin,
ReplyDeleteJust my 2 cents.
Issue 1: I agree. Ineffective classroom management = little learning. Classroom management may include:-
- arranging an effective layout plan of the PCs to allow the students' faces to be seen,
- making clear what the objectives of the lesson are right from the start so that students have a direction to follow throughout the lesson,
- giving clear and specific instructions with regards to what to do from the start (turning on PC) to the end (shutting down),
- addressing disciplinary issues appropriately (publicly vs confidentially, immediately vs later, formal vs casual).