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- 1. QED 527 Engaging Prior Knowledge Done by: Aishah, Geraldine, Sung, Hefang & Bugan
- 2. Content Why PriorKnowledge is Important Activating Prior Knowledge ICT Tool 1: Google Site ICT Tool 2: Popplet Benefits and Problems of Implementing Prior Knowledge Strategies
- 3. What is priorknowledge? “Pre-existing beliefs, experience and understanding of information”
- 4. What is priorknowledge? Made up ‘theories’ to make sense of things Travel Experiences Race, religious beliefs, culture Books Media
- 5. Importance of priorknowledge “Necessary to understand learners’ knowledge that they bring to a given teaching situation”
- 6. Importance of priorknowledge Can assist learners in successfully mastering new content Raw material that conditions learning Serves as a basic building block
- 7. Purpose of priorknowledge To instill curiosity and interest To anchor and extend learners’ understanding To help learners recognize that what is being taught have some connection with their existing knowledge
- 8. How to activatePrior Knowledge? BRAINSTORM!!! Lino
- 9. How to activatePrior Knowledge Answering questions Check lists Quizzes Worksheets KWL-Strategy What I Know What I Want to find out What is Learnt Interactive Discussion Group discussions (e.g. forums, blogs)
- 10. How to activatePrior Knowledge Commonly shared prior experiences News Stories Pictures Semantic Maps/Graphic Organisers The whole and its parts Cause and effect Similarities and differences
- 14. ICT enhanced activities Mindful learning: 101 proven strategies for student and teacher success written by Linda and Bruce Campbell (2008) 4 out of 15 Activities The Known The Unknown What I know What I Think I What I want or know need to know What I know What I want to What I learned know Graphic organiser 4 Activities = One ICT-enabled Activity
- 15. popplet - graphical collaboration Nature: Free on-line ICT tool Purpose: Immediate feedback Foster collaboration Advantages: Quick to set up Simple to use Easy to cooperate
- 16. POPPLET – CLASSROOMIMPLEMENTATION Rule Setting: Participation Appropriateness Respect (courtesies) Timing is KING Questions to be answered promptly
- 17. POPPLET – LIMITATIONS Tool-specificIssues Lack of central control Lack of auto colour scheme for popplets Lack of time to read and respond to all popplets
- 18. Benefits of ICTtools Students’ engagement Real-time Interactive Full participation
- 19. Possible implementation problems Nosignificant result improvement – (Nelson & Hill, 2010) Elicitation and reinforcement of incorrect prior knowledge – (van Loon, de Bruin, van Gog & van Merriënboer, 2012) Absence of uniform knowledge Time taken to teach the usage of the ICT tools
- 20. Possible implementation problems Technical glitches Classroom management Students’ ability to relate, reflect and revise
- 22. References Campbell, B.,& Campbell, L. M. (2008). Mindful learning: 101 proven strategies for student and teacher success. (2nd ed., pp. 7-27). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin. Nelson, A., & Hill, J. L. (2010). New technology, new pedagogy? employing video podcasts in learning and teaching about exotic ecosystems.Environmental Education Research, 17(3), 393-408. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2010.545873 van Loon, M. H., de Bruin, A. B. H., van Gog, T., & van Merriënboer, J. J. G. V. (2012). Activation of inaccurate prior knowledge affects primary-school students’ metacognitive judgments and calibration.Learning and Instruction, 24, 15-25. doi: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.08.005
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Editor's Notes
- #3 Geraldine: How prior knowledge can be activate
- #5 Someone who travels a lot would have a different view and concept of the world compared to someone who doesn’t.
- #8 it is necessary both for the learner to hold some relevant prior knowledge, and for the teacher to ‘make the connection’ to help the learner recognize its relevance