Learner and Context Analysis
Objectives

  • Name the general characteristics of a target population that are important to consider when developing instruction.
  • Name contextual characteristics of the eventual setting in which acquired skills will be performed.
  • Name contextual characteristics of the instructional setting.
  • For a given instructional goal and context, describe methods and sources for obtaining information about the target population, performance setting, and instructional setting.
  • Analyze and describe the general characteristics of a target population.
  • Analyze and describe the contextual characteristics of the eventual performance and instructional settings.
book Week at a glance

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book Read

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Chapter 5 Analyzing Learners and Contexts [Dick, Carey, & Carey (2009) pp 90-109]
activity Required Activities

presentation Learners and Context Analysis (8 minutes, 27MB)download(right click to download)

documentAssignment 2 due (Sunday 10:00PM EST): Sub/Entry skills diagram
take the time please watch the video below. It will walk you through how to produce one of these diagrams.

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video How to produce a Hierarchical Analysis Diagram - This presentation the I recorded last summer. It demonstrates how to use PowerPoint to produce assignment 2. I forgot to tell you about arrows in this presentation. Could you please remember to do that?