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prq5 Final
prq5 Final
prq5 Final
Vanguard University
EDUG-510
Fall 2017
"How can I make the content accessible and understandable for the
students in my classroom?"
our class will affect instruction and classroom management. It should be every teachers
goal to be the most effective teacher they can be for their students to be successful
learners. One of the best initial approaches a teacher can have is to become familiar with
and get to know the different learning styles and needs of every student. Additionally,
being organized and developing the most appropriate methods of instruction is critical for
students posses and will try to tap into that prior knowledge for better understanding of
new information. From our assigned reading, past experiences create expectations that
certain actions will bring valued benefits (Bandura, pg. 19). Making connections from
past experiences to new and current information will create anticipation thus encouraging
positive behavior and motivation. For example, when introducing a lesson on physical
fitness, I shared with students a personal story of the fitness goals I had created for
myself and included the steps I took in order to achieve those goals. After creating
anticipation and tapping into prior knowledge, I plan on using a direct instructional
the teacher structures the learning environment and is primarily the conveyer of
information (Burden & Byrd, pg. 123). I like this approach because it will allow me to
lecture and explain to the students exactly what is expected of them. Additionally, and
just as important, it allows me the opportunity to demonstrate and model the behaviors
that are necessary to show successful understanding of a lesson. During modeling, it is
important for students to stay engaged in order to grasp the understanding of something
new. People can not learn much by observation unless they attend to, and perceive
accurately the significant features of the modeled behavior (Bandura, pg. 25). It does no
good to students if a teacher simply begins to explain new information without building
or accessing any prior knowledge. As a result, students may lose motivation if they are
not engage from the beginning and fall behind. Students will have a difficult time
understanding, making connections on their own and learning what the objective is for a
particular lesson.
make content more accessible for students who learn differently or who just learn better
through imagery and visualization. Bandura claims that, observers who code modeled
activities into either words, concise labels, or vivid images learn and retain behavior
better than those who simply observe or are mentally preoccupied with other matters
while watching (Bandura, pg. 27). Symbolically coding information serves as a memory
guide that students create to help them retain and use learned behaviors appropriately and
graphic organizers would be helpful when introducing a new activity. Graphic organizers
help students categorize information recognize systems and help them retain and make
instructional approaches that target multiple learning styles. Planning, development and
organization of instructional strategies provides students the opportunity to use past and
current information to make real life connections to subject matter and be successfull.
to real-life contexts and provide active learning experiences to engage student interest,
support student motivation, and allow students to extend their learning (TPE, 1.3).
Aligning lesson plans with California standards and expectations facilitates students to
Burden, P.R., & Byrd, D.M. (2016). Methods for effective teaching: Meeting the needs