Session Objectives

At the end of the session you should be able to:-

Explain how learning theories such as Kolb and Blooms impact teaching practice

Identify key components of Scheme of Work and lesson planning

Describe aims, outcomes and objectives

Teaching theories

• Kolb• Blooms Taxonomy• Ebbinghaus

SMART Objectives and Outcomes

• Specific, relating to the course• Measurable, are you able to assess

or measure achievement• Achievable, are they possible• Reliable, relevant and relating to

the course aims• Time bound, set target dates

within the course

ObjectivesEnsure the Objective contains an Ensure the Objective contains an active active verbverb to provide a measurable activity. to provide a measurable activity.Ensure the Objective contains an Ensure the Objective contains an objectobject that relates to the active verb. The object that relates to the active verb. The object measures the success of the verb and measures the success of the verb and therefore the Objectivetherefore the ObjectiveA A contextcontext to the Objective helps keep a to the Objective helps keep a focus and makes it realistic to the learner. focus and makes it realistic to the learner. If an Objective is realistic then it becomes If an Objective is realistic then it becomes achievableachievable

AIMSDescribe the overall purpose of a complete learning sequence.

• They are usually   Long term   Difficult to

evaluate   Expressed in

rather general terms

OBJECTIVES

These are statements of what you are going to teach, although expressed as if the students were going to learn it.

OUTCOMESLearning Outcomes

These are statements, not only of what you are going to teach, but what you will be assessing the learners as able to do.

Activity

• Writing aims and objectives activity

Session Objectives

At the end of the session you should be able to:-

Explain how learning theories such as Kolb and Blooms impact on teaching

Identify key components of Scheme of Work and lesson planning

Describe aims, outcomes and objectives