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Online
Learning Environment
HERE'S A COMPARISON
OF CONVENTIONAL AND REFORM APPROACHES TO
INSTRUCTION. (SOURCE UNKNOWN)
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CONVENTIONAL |
REFORM |
| TEACHER AS DELIVERER OF INFORMATION....TO |
TEACHER AS FACILITATOR, GUIDE,
TEAM LEADER, AND COACH. |
| STUDENT AS PASSIVE RECIPIENT
OF PACKAGED, PRE-DIGESTED INFORMATION, LISTENING, REMEMBERING, AND REPEATING INFORMATION.......TO |
STUDENT AS WORKER,
EXPLORER, ANALY- ZING, EVALUATING, CHOOSING, AND MANIPULATING INFORMATION. |
| EMPHASIS ON DISCRETE BITS OF
INFORMATION AND SEPARATE SUBJECTS........TO |
EMPHASIS ON COMPLEX,
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TASKS AND PROJECTS. |
| A ONE-SIZE FITS ALL CURRICULUM
IN A GIVEN CLASS......TO |
A CURRICULUM TAILORED TO STUDENT DESIRE AND INTERESTS |
| WHOLE CLASS INSTRUCTION WITH
EMPHASIS ON INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION...TO |
PEER TEACHING AND SMALL GROUP
WORK WITH EMPHASIS ON COLLABORATION. |
| ABILITY GROUPINGS
IN WHICH TEACHERS DELIVER A STANDARD FARE AND OFTEN TEACH TO THE MEAN.....TO |
HETEROGENEOUS GROUPINGS IN WHICH TEACHERS HAVE MORE TIME WITH STUDENTS IN NEED WHILE THOSE MOST CAPABLE ADVANCE AT THEIR OWN PACE |
| A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DEFINED
BY THE FOUR WALLS OF THE CLASSROOM....TO |
A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT INCORPORATING THE LARGER WORLD |
| ASSESSMENT BASED ON TRADITIONAL
TESTS WITH THE TEACHER AS PRIMARY EVALUATOR.....TO |
ASSESSMENT BASED UPON PRODUCTS, PERFORMANCES WITH DEMONSTRATION FOR REAL AUDIENCES. |
| COVERING THE CURRICULUM.....TO | TEACHING FOR UNDERSTANDING (LESS IS MORE) |
| EMPHASIZING LINGUISTIC AND MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE.....TO |
HONORING MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES. |