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Outline. The Challenge: Utilizing The Imperfect LO Solution: Package the LO Examples from Statistics. The Challenge. Many excellent LOs have a minor imperfection. Learning Objectives Directions Terminology and Notation Excessive Material Content. Using the Imperfect LO.
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Outline • The Challenge: Utilizing The Imperfect LO • Solution: Package the LO • Examples from Statistics
The Challenge • Many excellent LOs have a minor imperfection. • Learning Objectives • Directions • Terminology and Notation • Excessive Material • Content
Using the Imperfect LO How can the imperfect LO be successfully incorporated into a class? 4
LO A Solution
LO A Solution
What Goes in the House? Learning objectives LO 8
What Goes in the House? Learning objectives Instructor guidance LO 9
What Goes in the House? Learning objectives Instructor guidance Assessment LO 10
Example LO #1 “Simulating Confidence Intervals” Authors: Beth Chance, Allan Rossman www.rossmanchance.com/applets/Confsim/Confsim.html 11
Advantages of LO #1 Addresses fundamental concept Provides excellent visual demonstration User can adjust controls 12
Disadvantages of LO #1 Learning Objectives? Directions? Unfamiliar Terminology and Notation 13
Initial Assessment of LO #1 Lots of potential Not appropriate as a standalone resource 14
Our House: PreLab Components: Introduction and Objectives Video guide Link to simulation Assignment 16
Advantages of Video Introduces LO States learning objectives Explains inconsistency in notation Shows how it works 18
Example LO #2 “Type 1 and 2 Errors – Mistakes in the Justice System” Author: Jamie Ridenhour http://www.intuitor.com/statistics/T1T2Errors.html 19
Advantages of LO #2 Addresses important concept Good background description Provides excellent visual demonstration 20
Disadvantages of LO #2 Lots of material Content Error 21
Assignment Page Assesses students’ understanding Content Error Learning Opportunity “See if you can find the incorrect sentence and report it here.” 23
The Completed House Objectives LO Assignment Video
Details Jing www.jingproject.com SiteMaker 25
Instructor and Student Feedback “Making them think before lab about discussion topics was very beneficial for class interaction.” A majority of students reported that PreLabs prepared them for class. 26
Conclusion An imperfect LO can still be an excellent resource for your class. By packaging LOs, instructors can tailor the resource to suit their students’ needs. 27