Assignment 1: Fink Steps 1 and 2 Using 5th grade math lesson 7-9 pages

Step 1. Worksheet

SITUATIONAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER

1. Specific Context of the Teaching/Learning Situation

How many students are in the class? Is the course lower division, upper division, or graduate level? How long and frequent are the class meetings? How will the course be delivered: live, online, or in a classroom or lab? What physical elements of the learning environment will affect the class?

2. General Context of the Learning

Situation What learning expectations are placed on this course or curriculum by: the university, college and/or department? the profession? society?

3. Nature of the Subject

Is this subject primarily theoretical, practical, or a combination? Is the subject primarily convergent or divergent? Are there important changes or controversies occurring within the field?

4. Characteristics of the Learners

What is the life situation of the learners (e.g., working, family, professional goals)? What prior knowledge, experiences, and initial feelings do students usually have about this subject? What are their learning goals, expectations, and preferred learning styles?

5. Characteristics of the Teacher

What beliefs and values does the teacher have about teaching and learning? What is his/her attitude toward: the subject? students? What level of knowledge or familiarity does s/he have with this subject? What are his/her strengths in teaching?

Step 2. Worksheet Questions for Formulating Significant Learning Goals

"A year (or more) after this course is over, I want and hope that students will _____________________ .”

Foundational Knowledge

· What key information (e.g., facts, terms, formulae, concepts, principles, relationships, etc.) is/are important for students to understand and remember in the future?

· What key ideas (or perspectives) are important for students to understand in this course?

Application Goals

· What kinds of thinking are important for students to learn?

· Critical thinking, in which students analyze and evaluate

· Creative thinking, in which students imagine and create

· Practical thinking, in which students solve problems and make decisions

· What important skills do students need to gain?

· Do students need to learn how to manage complex projects?

Integration Goals

· What connections (similarities and interactions) should students recognize and make…:

· Among ideas within this course?

· Among the information, ideas, and perspectives in this course and those in other courses or areas?

· Among material in this course and the students' own personal, social, and/or work life?

Human Dimensions Goals

· What could or should students learn about themselves?

· What could or should students learn about understanding others and/or interacting with them?

Caring Goals

· What changes/values do you hope students will adopt?

· Feelings?

· Interests?

· Ideas?

"Learning-How-to-Learn" Goals

· What would you like for students to learn about:

· how to be good students in a course like this?

· how to learn about this particular subject?

· how to become a self-directed learner of this subject, i.e., having a learning agenda of what they need/want to learn, and a plan for learning it?