Potcert11 Week 3: Beginner’s Questionnaire - Cynthia Charles

__3__Interest in material:

5 Lecturing is a good way to encourage interest in material.

4 Large group discussions or debates are useful in class for creating interest in the material.

3 Small group discussions are useful in class for creating interest in the material.

2 Students should be given choices of how to learn the material.

1 Students should construct their own method for learning the material.

___4__ Content:

5 Lecturing is often the best way to relay content.

4 Large group discussions or debates are useful in class for covering content.

4 Small group discussions are useful in class for covering content.

4 Students need to be provided with extensive content, selected by the instructor.

2 The content in a class should be at least partially created by the students.

1 All class content should be created by the students.

___3__ Roles:

5 The locus of control in a class should be primarily with the instructor.

3 Students should be active participants in creating their own knowledge.

1 Students should construct their own knowledge.

__2___ Assessments:

5 Assessments are most important to assess factual knowledge.

3 Assessments are most important to test application of skills.

2 Assessments are most important as a learning tool for students.

Add up the points for each area and total here: ____12______

cc Program for Online Teaching 2011

Beginner’s Questionnaire

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For each topic, write the number that best represents your perspective as you think about your

classroom teaching: