Monday, October 11, 2010

Priorities for Evaluating Instructional Materials

Teachers make a difference in students learning and materials with effective learning strategies can support or impede their impact. It is important the kind, frequency, and intensity of active participation and lesson related tasks included with materials.
Motivational Strategies: Features that maintain students motivation include:
1. Positive expectations.
2. feedback
3. appearance.
Setting Positive Expectations
In addition to the clear statement of goals and settings expectations, development of the right climate for learning sets expectations and contributes to students' motivation, involvement, learning outcomes, and contentment. the learning climate must be intentionally designed into a course.
Factors that contributes to a learning climate include:
1. friendly, attentive, and encouraging communication.
2. Student collaboration assignments and group projects.
3. student communication and presentations.
4. Informative feedback on students progress.

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