How can we do a case study of learning activities?
chip bruce
(chip@uiuc.edu)
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Rationale of the Unit
| A case study of learning is an in-depth look at teaching and how learners respond. It typically includes a description of the activities that provide the context for learning. |
Background and Resources
A case study report may be organized in whatever way seems most appropriate to the study, but often includes the following elements (see below as well):
- Your own inquiry
What you did to learn more about the content or processes that learners were investigating, and what you learned about these.
- Unit goals
How you or others wanted learners to develop as a consequence of their engagement with some activities, for example,
- to be able to use a communication technology effectively
- to learn how the first parliamentary system arose
- to learn how the English language evolved
- to learn about the adaptation of animals to their environments
- to learn that each person has a unique set of fingerprints and that this uniqueness makes it possible to find missing people or track down criminals
- to be able to articulate their theories about why some things float and others sink, and to propose ways to test those theories
- to learn how to discuss their ideas with others
- Your plan
A discussion of the strategies and materials designed to help learners.
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