Post on 02-Nov-2014
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Contextual
Instruction
Student Contexts
Transfer of
Learning
Strategies
A good working definition for contextualized instruction
Context + Instruction
(or something similar)
On the farm, perimeter is to fencing as area is to spreading
this substance
manure
This is a benefit to using contextualized instruction
Various answers acceptable
The amount of your instruction that should be contextualized
Various answers acceptable
Audio Daily Double!!!!
Cora Wilson Stewart
This is one of the contexts that may benefit your students
Workplace
This is another context that may benefit your students
Workplace
This is the only context you are permitted to teach in
Workplace
A good way of identifying appropriate contexts for your
learners
From your learners
2 Contexts other than workplace you use with your students
Workplace and workplace
(Just kidding, various answers acceptable)
This refers to applying skills learned in one context into another context
Transfer of learning
Transfer of Learning most often occurs when learners understand
these 2 things
Procedure and when to apply
Learners can more easily transfer knowledge when they can do this
Relate it to something they already know
Out of procedure, concept, and application, learning this is the key
to transfer of learning
Concept
When instruction is delivered over multiple contexts, transfer of
learning becomes this
More likely
After identifying the learner contexts, instructors should then
identify these
Functional Skills
A resource for identifying functional skills within the workplace context
Foundation Skills Framework
A method of hands-on learning where students apply skills to real-
world tasks
Project-Based Learning
A style of instruction where learning activities revolve around a common
thread
Theme-based
The standardized assessment designed to measure increases in
functional skills
There isn’t one!