PREPARATION OF RELEVANT TRAINING DOCUMENTS.
Session Objectives
Participants shall be able to:
•Extract
content from a syllabus
•Fill
a sample curriculum document
•Prepare
scheme of work
•Fill
a lesson plan
•Make
an information Sheet
•Make
a Work sheet
•Fill
an assignment sheet
Syllabus
•A syllabus (plural
syllabi, or syllabuses) often either set out by an exam board, or prepared by the professor who supervises or
controls the course quality.
•Both syllabus and
curriculum are often fused, and usually given to each student during the first
class session so that the objectives and the means of obtaining them are clear.
•A syllabus usually
contains specific information about the course, such as information on how,
where and when to contact the instructor and teaching
assistants;
an outline of what will be covered in the course; a schedule of test dates and the due
dates for assignments; the grading
policy for the course;
specific classroom rules; etc.
•Within many courses
concluding in an exam, syllabi are used to ensure consistency between schools
and that all teachers know what must be taught and what is not required
(extraneous). Exams can only test based on information included in the
syllabus.
Purpose of a syllabus
•The syllabus serves
many purposes for the students and the teacher such as ensuring a fair and
impartial understanding between the instructor and students such that there is
minimal confusion on policies relating to the course, setting clear
expectations of material to be learned, behavior in the classroom, and effort
on student's behalf to be put into the course.
•Provides a road map of course
organization/direction relaying the instructor's teaching philosophy to the
students, and providing a marketing angle of the course such that students may
choose early in the course whether the subject material is attractive.
•Many generalized
items of a syllabus can be amplified in a specific curriculum to maximize
efficient learning by clarifying student understanding of specified material
such as grading policy, locations and times, other contact information for
instructor and teaching assistant such as phone or email, materials required
and/or recommended such as textbooks, assigned reading books, calculators (or
other equipment), lab vouchers, etc, …
outside
resources for subject material assistance (extracurricular books, tutor
locations, resource centers, etc), important dates in course such as exams and
paper due-dates, tips for succeeding in mastering course content such as study
habits and expected time allotment, suggested problems if applicable, necessary
pre-requisites or co-requisites to current course, safety rules if appropriate,
and objectives of the course.
sample format of a syllabus that that can be adopted for a special training program.
a filled sample of a syllabus
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Curriculum
According
to SKILBEK Publication of 1990 about curriculum reform: curriculum refers to
all those activities designed and encouraged within schools’ organizational
frame work to promote the intellectual, personal, social and physical well being of its members/
students.
A
module is a training or learning package which covers a specific area of
learning and combines, objectives, content,activities and instructional
guidelines.
Modular approach
•The
modular approach therefore is the way of preparing the training curriculum in
such a way that it is made up of several modules which can be separated
according to the needs of the trainee.
Features of the structure of a curriculum
•Training
period
•Level
of training
•Sequence
of training; some content must
be taught first before the other.
•Category
of subjects-general
theoretical study
- technical theoretical study
- basic practical study
- applied practical study
-
industrial attachment
sample of a curriculum
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example of a filled curriculum
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Scheme of work
•This is the
instructor’s equivalent of a builder’s plan and the engineer’s blue print.
•The scheme of work
answers the teacher’s question “ what am I going to do?”
This is the best tool
you can have, because given that most of us repeat courses year on year out,
reference to last year’s well- made scheme is the best guide on how to change
the content for this year( most especially if you are conscious enough to enter
in the findings from your evaluation.
sample of a scheme of work.
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Lesson plan
•It is defined as a
written instruction outline of the important points of a lesson arranged in the
order in which they are to be presented.
•A lesson is a
complete instructional component devoted to a specific limited skill or topic.
The blue print
information shows a considerable detail of what the instructor intends to do
and what he intends the trainees to do while he teaches them.
•The lesson plan
should be as detailed as necessary.
•Should be
sufficiently clear
•Be complete
•Easy to follow
•Arranged in a logical
order of presentation
•Contain only the
subject matter related only to one session.
•Be used by the
instructors and not the trainees
•Do not read it to
trainees.
Formats for lesson plan
•The format should
combine to form a psychological tool to help the instructor to think through,
plan and organize logically the:
a)Skill or knowledge
learnt
b)Method of conducting
the lesson
c)Sequence of
presenting the lesson
d)Key points to
emphasize
e)Instructional aids to
get ready and use for presentation
f)Amount of time spent
on each part of the session
g)Methods of
emphasizing key points of the lesson.
Methods of evaluating
effectiveness of the lesson.
lesson plan format one
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lesson plan format 2
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The information sheet
Purpose:
The
purpose of the information sheet is to make clearer or add to live instruction.
It is therefore either a review or a supplement to, instruction in trade theory
or information by the instructors. In short it is written to explain the “why”
rather than the “how to do” of job skills.
•The information sheet
is not intended to replace live instruction by instructors nor text book and
reference manuals in which trainees may reasonably be expected to seek out
information for themselves. It is intended to supply in clear and concise
language information which is not available to the trainees in any other
suitable or convenient form.
conditions
An
information sheet should be prepared and used whenever any of the following
conditions exist.
1.Important information
is available in only a single copy.
2.Up-to-date
information is not included in the basic reference available to the trainees.
3.The presentation of
available information is too lengthy and needs to be condensed.
4.The presentation of
available information is too complex and needs to be simplified.
5.Important information
is scattered through a number of different references and needs to be collected
and consolidated.
Content of the information sheet
•The content of the
information sheet consists essentially of the text books and reference manual
type of material which gives important facts, explains principles, shows
differences, compares relationships, defines terms, or otherwise provides
information that adds to knowledgeable performance of skills.
•Consequently, it
presents factual information about a fundamental theory or essential bit of
information pertaining to a skill being learned; a process, tools and
equipment, or material being used in performance of the skill, or a product
being produced by the performance.
•The information sheet
is intended to be studied by trainees.
•The content is
organized in small digestible portions and arranged to suit the requirements
and mental attitudes of trainees in a particular training program. It is
written in simple statements that contain the necessary facts without over brown explanation not unnecessary discussion.
•There should be
logical sequence and continuity in the
flow of the content.
Criteria while writing an information sheet.
•Treat one topic at a
time
•State specifically
what the topic is
•Relate and integrate
the topic with the trainee’s prior knowledge and experience
•Use as many
illustrations as are needed to clarify the facts presented
•Make the layout of
the sheet attractive and not over crowded.
•Provide some ”doing”
activity by which the trainees make immediate practical application of
information.
•Specify the reference
used in compilation of the information by the author, title and specific page
number(s).
•Restrict the length
of the information sheet to more than three pages whenever practicable.
Format for information sheet
•The design is simple,
flexible, and non restrictive as possible.
•Its lay out is
planned so as to guide instructors in the preparation of a session and in a
manner that it will help the trainees to:
•Focus their attention
on the topic at hand
•Understand exactly
what they are expected to learn about.
•Read and understand
it clearly.
•Make immediate
practical application of the information
•Locate the reference
in which to study the topic in greater depth.
Format cont’d
1.Heading:
Title/training/course/subject/detail/code/date of
execution/ownership…
2 Purpose: objectives/introduction/
3 Information: content presented logically
4 References: authors/page numbers of the references for
further reading.
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These standards lead to quality delivery and
make updating easier.
following the scheme of work is important as this tool will guide subsequent training.
next time we will share assignment and work sheets
enjoy blogging.
prepared by:
Gilbert Niwamanya- Instructor
Sheet metal and Plumbing
Nakawa Vocational Training Institute.
