Sunday Chronicle 25 November 2012
The taxonomy provides a template or tool box for learning – all learning. The student is required to ANALYZE components of any concept. That applies in mathematics, comprehension of texts and solving problems in chemistry and physics.
There has been a spate of negative critiques on Outcome Based Education (OBE) in the Papua New Guinea media over recent months.
The time has come to question the qualifications, experience and vested interests of the authors. Last was by one Robert A. Nemala who neither cites his qualifications or experience with OBE.
Is there an overseas conspiracy to damn OBE to enable foreign consultants to come up with their own package? They work on the basis that the PNG blackfellas are basically stupid and will believe anything from an expatriate.
They did that last time with introduction of OBE and a little sleight of hand from the expatriate consultants.
The time has come to question the qualifications, experience and vested interests of the authors. Last was by one Robert A. Nemala who neither cites his qualifications or experience with OBE.
Is there an overseas conspiracy to damn OBE to enable foreign consultants to come up with their own package? They work on the basis that the PNG blackfellas are basically stupid and will believe anything from an expatriate.
They did that last time with introduction of OBE and a little sleight of hand from the expatriate consultants.
I have been involved with OBE and Mastery Learning for 40 years yet have no idea of what Nemala has to say. It seems so contrived, superfluous and smart-arsed. His big words hide the fact that he does not understand the concept of OBE and ML. Please click:
SUPPORT TO TEACHERS ON MASTERY LEARNING
SUPPORT TO TEACHERS ON MASTERY LEARNING
He blames OBE and ML for everything. This is like a mechanic blaming his spanner. He does not understand that these are tools and templates for learning.
OBE provides a check-list in the form of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives and is based on KNOWLEDGE, COMPREHENSION, ANALYSIS, APPLICATION, SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION. What more or less can there be?
OBE does not prescribe what is to be taught. It focuses on the recall of facts in KNOWLEDGE, understanding and writing in own words.
Yet Nemala says that OBE ignores the basics. That is like saying that the mechanic ignores the adjuster on a spanner. It is not the fault of the spanner. I can not hit nails with this hammer. I blame the hammer.
The taxonomy provides a template or tool box for learning – all learning. The student is required to ANALYZE components of any concept. That applies in mathematics, comprehension of texts and solving problems in chemistry and physics.
Namala foolishly claims that OBE avoids the basics of literacy, writing and numeracy. No. The foreign teachers avoided the basics to make work easier for them. Here is Namala blaming the tool box again. Please click:
START KIDS EARLY TO READ, WRITE AND SPEAK
LEARNING BASICS THE PLAY-WAY METHOD
START KIDS EARLY TO READ, WRITE AND SPEAK
LEARNING BASICS THE PLAY-WAY METHOD
We APPLY our knowledge, concepts to all kinds of school study. We work out a useable plan for primary industry on the basis of our knowledge of developmental economics. We apply our knowledge of ecology to assessment of the dangers of undersea mining.
The report on Mastery Learning in Science has been designed for primary school children. It enables students to solve a sequence of small problems that have been taken from the study of heat.
Each small problem could be expanded in scope as widely as the teacher wants and the students seek. Please click:
MASTERY LEARNING IN SCIENCE
The report on Mastery Learning in Science has been designed for primary school children. It enables students to solve a sequence of small problems that have been taken from the study of heat.
Each small problem could be expanded in scope as widely as the teacher wants and the students seek. Please click:
MASTERY LEARNING IN SCIENCE
We put together a plan by SYNTHESIZING all concepts and insights we know. After the work is finished, we EVALUATE the effectiveness of our plan.
But much learning remains at the level of KNOWLEDGE and COMPREHENSION, particularly in the old approach to learning.
Recall of facts
When did PNG gain independence?
Who was the first Prime Minister?
What is the cause of malaria?
List the stages of development of the liver fluke.
What are characteristics of an economically
strong nation (from the text)
What is the theory of evolution?
Comprehension
Explain in your own words the theory of evolution.
Explain with a diagram, the pathway of HIV infection.
Analysis
From the written text, list the causes of World War 2.
Explain from the text, the causes of global warming.
What is the main difference between mitosis and meiosis.
Most PNG school learning does not rise above this level.
It is just recall of facts not in own words. Please click:
EDUCATION IS NOT EDUCATION IN PNG
The key to effective learning is (1) in your own words and
(2) by your own reasoning.
Mastery Learning should be designed to gently promote
own reasoning in own words.
Many PNG students have never had a thought and never
put any thought in own words. See report above.
SKILL OF THE TEACHER LIES IN PREPARING
EFFECTIVE MASTERY EXERCISES.
It is often not that the teachers have to work too hard. It
is more that they may not have intellectual capacity to
break skills down to component parts.
The job should be done by a mastery learning design
team to prepare sequences and conduct workshops.
Application (research with texts provided)
What are future possible effects of global warming?
What are future problems that HIV/AIDS will cause?
Synthesis (research with texts provided)
From what you read, explain how the human race will combat HIV/AIDS?
From your own insight, what problems will face PNG in the next 50 years?
Prepare a plan to solve overpopulation and shortage of land in PNG?
Evaluation (research with texts provided)
Read the following plan and explain your view on its future success.
Explain possible success of the new Government policy on economic
development in terms of the following criteria.
What are the criteria for a successful student.
How would you assess a candidate in the election. Give your criteria.
Assess the theory of evolution for accurate explanation of life.
Recall of facts
When did PNG gain independence?
Who was the first Prime Minister?
What is the cause of malaria?
List the stages of development of the liver fluke.
What are characteristics of an economically
strong nation (from the text)
What is the theory of evolution?
Comprehension
Explain in your own words the theory of evolution.
Explain with a diagram, the pathway of HIV infection.
Analysis
From the written text, list the causes of World War 2.
Explain from the text, the causes of global warming.
What is the main difference between mitosis and meiosis.
Most PNG school learning does not rise above this level.
It is just recall of facts not in own words. Please click:
EDUCATION IS NOT EDUCATION IN PNG
The key to effective learning is (1) in your own words and
(2) by your own reasoning.
Mastery Learning should be designed to gently promote
own reasoning in own words.
Many PNG students have never had a thought and never
put any thought in own words. See report above.
SKILL OF THE TEACHER LIES IN PREPARING
EFFECTIVE MASTERY EXERCISES.
It is often not that the teachers have to work too hard. It
is more that they may not have intellectual capacity to
break skills down to component parts.
The job should be done by a mastery learning design
team to prepare sequences and conduct workshops.
Application (research with texts provided)
What are future possible effects of global warming?
What are future problems that HIV/AIDS will cause?
Synthesis (research with texts provided)
From what you read, explain how the human race will combat HIV/AIDS?
From your own insight, what problems will face PNG in the next 50 years?
Prepare a plan to solve overpopulation and shortage of land in PNG?
Evaluation (research with texts provided)
Read the following plan and explain your view on its future success.
Explain possible success of the new Government policy on economic
development in terms of the following criteria.
What are the criteria for a successful student.
How would you assess a candidate in the election. Give your criteria.
Assess the theory of evolution for accurate explanation of life.
Bloom provides the template. Teachers provide the knowledge, attitudes and skills. Rubbish in - rubbish out. Incompetent teachers in - uneducated students out.
If the expatriate consultants reject OBE, basics and Mastery Learning, perhaps they should fill the school libraries with Phantom comics. What else is there?
If the expatriate consultants reject OBE, basics and Mastery Learning, perhaps they should fill the school libraries with Phantom comics. What else is there?
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