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Education Service Center
Region XI

Giving them the tools that will stay with them for a life time

Brenda Spain

Learner factors that may impact learner-centered instruction.

Analyzing the student learners is a means to identify the learner characteristics that will likely impact the process and outcomes of the learning experience.

Factors	Description	Advantage or Constraint		Initial Ideas for Maximizing Positive Factors or Minimizing Negative Factors
Age / Academic Range	15-16	+		Students are ready to develop higher level, critical thinking skills.
Sex Distribution	M/F	+		Students from each sex should find the lesson equally intriguing.
Racial, Ethnic Diversity	Caucasian		-	Not having a culturally diverse population may not promote as many interesting histories.
Educational Level	10^th Grade AP	+		These students are accustomed to being challenged to think in creative ways.
Disability or Impairment	None	+		There will be no need to address any disabilities/impairments with this particular class.
Developmentally Appropriate	Consistent with Advanced Placement Sophomores.	+		Students will be challenged to investigate through research meanings/origins/history of their surname to create an original family crest. They will be able to communicate their findings and explain the meaning of their crest.
Prerequisite Knowledge	Basic computer skills; basic Internet searching skills; Analytical skills	+		Students will collect information to document the history/meaning/origin of their surname.
Related Experience	Prior knowledge of computer and Internet skills; Ability to interpret and analyze information.	+		Students will already have basic skills in using the laptops and searching for information on the Internet.
Perception of Role as Student	Highly motivated.	+		AP students are highly motivated and very competitive. They are eager to please and strive for perfection.
Motivation for Learning	Enjoys learning and is becoming an independent thinker.	+		See above.
Attitude Toward Subject	Positive attitude	+		See above.
Expectations from Session	Use Internet to research and ultimately produce an original family crest that represents the history/origin/meaning of their surname.	+		Students will conduct research and gather information to begin the process of designing their crest. This lesson may take more than one session to complete.
Competitiveness	Very competitive.	+		Motivation to learn
Environment factors that may impact learner-centered instruction. Analyzing the environment is a means to identify the issues that will impact the (a) process of the design and production, (b) implementation, and (c) outcomes of the learning experience
Factors	Description	Advantage or Constraint		Initial Ideas for Maximizing Positive Factors or Minimizing Negative Factors
Design and Production Factors:
Budget Available	NA	+		No budget is required. Equipment (laptops) being used are already available. Students will furnish supplies for crest.
Materials Required	Instructions, rubric, materials being used to create crest (may vary)	+		Teacher will provide instructions and rubric. Students furnish everything else needed to complete the project.
Production Equipment Available	Mobile wireless lab	+		Lesson will be taught in regular classroom using wireless network.
Time for Design and Production	1 hour class time Final project due in two days	+		Research and initial designing will occur in class. Students will complete project at home.
Department Technology Requirements	Reserve wireless cart for the lesson.	+		Be sure to reserve the cart one week in advance.
Implementation Factors:
Class Size	21		-	Students will have assigned seating.
Class Period Length	55 Minutes	+		First 10 minutes checking out computers and logging on; 30 Minutes to search Internet; 10 Minutes to begin initial planning of crest; 5 minutes to check laptops back in.
Location	Classroom	+		Students will be working in usual environment.
Seating Arrangement	Each student has a laptop at their assigned seat.	+		Facilitates monitoring.
Lighting	NA	+		NA
Temperature	NA	+		NA
Noise	NA	+		NA
Equipment	21 Laptop computers; wireless cart	+		Access to laptops with wireless connection helps to facilitate the lesson with ease, since students will be in regular classroom.
Technology Support	Wireless cart aide.		-
Outcome Factors:
State Requirements	English 11 Pre-AP 13 a, b, d, e 16 a,b,d,e,f	+
Employer Needs	Technology integration for increased learning.	+		NA
Co-worker Needs	Technology Instruction	+		NA
Student Needs	Learn meaning/history/origin of name.	+
Other Factors:

Content factors that may impact learner-centered instruction. Analyzing the content is a means to identify in general terms the topics to be addressed in your course and to analyze these topics in terms of the prequisite sub-topics, and degree of learning difficulty
Main Topics	Sub-Topics (What Is Involved In Learning Each Main Topic?)	Readiness To Learn (Prerequisites Mastered)	Degree of Learning Difficulty (Real / Imagined)	Possible Instructional Strategies to Reduce or Manage Learning Difficulty
Research meaning of surname to design an original family crest	Determine appropriate keyword searches Design a crest	Students have mastered basic Internet search skills. Must be able to do keyword searches.	Research will be easy. Crest will require creativity and ability to produce a product.	Provide examples of crests. Provide a "blank" design for them to complete with their own ideas.
Create a technology-rich lesson.	Plan lesson Develop assessment tool. Differentiate the needs of diverse learners.	Students are familiar with the concepts of the lesson.	There should not be any difficulty with this lesson.	Ask clarifying questions.

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Region XI
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