Workshop 2
 Contents
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Section
H Evaluation
Activity
H1 Evaluating the new ideas in the classroom |
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Aims
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To report back to the
group about your experiences
in teaching using a computer model or simulation.
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To evaluate these
experiences taking account of the
factors that affect the transformations of curriculum innovation.
Background
In the previous workshop you
were asked to plan and
teach a lesson using a computer model or simulation that fitted into
your
existing scheme of work, drawing on the new ideas that that had been
introduced.
In planning and evaluating the lesson, it was suggested that you think
about the factors that affected the choices that you made. In the
workshop,
you also explored factors affecting the transformations of curriculum
innovation
through ‘stories’ that drew on the case studies of teachers who took
part
in the research. These factors were categorised as related to:
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Content
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Beliefs about learning
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Values
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Contexts, customs,
constraints
The factors are reflected in
the evaluation criteria
that were suggested in the previous activity.
What to do
1. Briefly describe
to the others in the group
the nature of the lesson that you planned and taught, and the key
points
of the evaluation.
2. After
everybody in the group has reported
back, then consider each of the evaluation criteria below:
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How well do you think that
the computer activity
fitted in with your existing scheme of work?
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Did the pupils learn
effectively using the software?
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What criteria did you use
to assess whether pupils
were learning?
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Do you think that these
ideas are important for pupils
to learn?
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Do you think that the work
helped pupils in preparation
for test and examinations?
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Did you find that you
needed to adopt new classroom
strategies to implement the approach?
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Did you feel uncertain
about your own competence
with the software or your understanding of modelling?
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Were you limited in what
you could do because of
constraints in resources?
On which of these points is
there a measure of agreement?
On which points do you disagree? Why?
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