Sunday, July 12, 2009
Behaviorist Learning and Behavior based Technology
The resource that I was most intrigued by from this week’s resources was the site English Grammar 101. The activities provided for immediate feedback on a plethora of grammar concepts. When students have responded with the answer that they believe is the correct one, they can click on a button that will check the answer and provide either a confirmation that it is correct or tell what the correct answer was. Often times it will be a few days before my students receive some idea of how they did on an assignment. If they struggled with the concept, they often will continue with that struggle because they don’t even know that their thinking is wrong. When they can check as they go along, they can correct their thinking right away. I was also impressed by the number of opportunities that students had to practice each activity. With the direct instruction related to a new concept, there would be adequate opportunity to use this site as a guided or additional practice.
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Yes, it is true that time is of the essence since students must not learn how to do things the wrong way. This requires immediate correction and as you say technology and online resources like the ones listed in our readings (Chapter 10 Homework and Practice) help with drill and practice learning. Many classroom teachers at my school use sites like BrainPOP. In my art classroom I am always looking for interactive web sites for students to learn more about art history, criticism and modern art when they are done with a project and have some extra time.
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