ACTIVITÉ DE SYNTHÈSEQuestion de Développement

ANG-1074

Laurence Rocheleau

Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand. "Chinese proverb"

"Lo escuché y lo olvidé, lo ví y lo recordé, lo hice y lo aprendí".

Pedagogical styles (innovation + practica)

Theory of multiple intelligences (Kinaesthetic/active learning)

(TESL I and II)

The experience of Language Teaching (Senior, 2006) – Chapter 12 – The CLT approach & Student-centered pedagogy

How languages are learned (Lightbown & Spada, 2006) – chapter 6 – 2 for 1 approach (content-based teaching) and Let’s talk approach (communicative tasks)

Experiences at university

Inclusion Class (workshop with Sebastian Ròjo) TESL class (microteaching) Oral presentation class (protective character) Theatre class (peer presentations) Technologies class (Make it Happen!)

(LINKS)

John DeweyJohn Dewey: : experience is a valid and essential source of learning

Howard GardnerHoward Gardner: multiple intelligences

Jean PiagetJean Piaget: : interaction between a person and his environment is a valuable source of intelligence

GardnerGardner:: motivation theory and situational anxiety are respectively heightened and lessened in experiential learning.

1.1. ExperienceExperience — Doing the activity

2.2. ShareShare — Communicate results, reactions or observations

3.3. ProcessProcess — Analyze and reflect on the experience

4.4. Generalize Generalize — Relate experience to a real world example

5.5. Apply Apply — Use what was learned in a different situation

1. **Synthesis activity and Practica

Source: David A. Kolbs, (1984) Experiential Learning: Experience as the source of learning and development

Student Learning: A- Traditional Lesson (Rag the dog) + evaluation of learning

(Friday test) B- Experiential activity (Prep Rap) + evaluation of learning (Friday

test)

Student Behaviour(healthy habits) : Pre-test + Experiential learning lesson + Post-Test

Student appreciation and sense of learning: Questionnaire asking for student preference and sense of

having learned more effectively (traditional vs. experiential)

CANADIAN FOOD GUIDE ACTIVITIES True or false: statements on the CFG 3-day detailed meal plan Venn Diagram Text on benefits of eating well Concept map C3 evaluation: Does your lunch respect the

CFG why? Discuss the benefits of respecting it.

COOKING ACTIVITIES Cooking muffins and cookies Healthy modifications Comparing nutritional values Blind taste tests C1 and CCC8 evaluations: Interacting while

cooking and team work

Students (Names have been taken out for confidentiality)

Results after Rag the Dog lesson(on /5)

Results after Prep Rap lesson(on /5)

Differential

Student #1 3 5 +2

Student #2 2 5 +3

Student #3 5 3 -2

Student #4 2 5 +3

Student #5 3 5 +2

Student #6 4 4 0

Student #7 5 5 0

Student #8 1 5 +4

Student #9 1 2 +1

Student #10 3 5 +2

Student #11 4 4 0

Student #12 2 5 +3

Student #13 3 5 +2

Student #14 4 3 -1

Student #15 1 3 +2

Student #16 1 4 +3

Student #17 3 4 +1

Student #18 4 5 +1

Student #19 2 5 +3

Student #20 3 4 +1

Student #21 4 5 +1

Student #22 1 4 +3

Student #23 2 5 +3

Student #24 1 5 +4

Student #25 5 3 -2

Student #26 1 5 +4

Student #27 3 5 +2

Student #28 2 4 +2

Student #29 1 5 +4

Total Score: 75 122 +47

Group Average: 2.6 (52%) 4.2 (84%) +1.6 (+32%)

Item Pre-test average Post-test Average Differential Position

#1 84 106 +22 1st **

#2 120 121.5 +1.5 9th

#3 98 117.5 +19.5 3rd

#4 111 124.5 +13.5 5th **

#5 96.5 116.5 +20 2nd **

#6 101 112 +11 8th

#7 103 116 +13 6th

#8 115 130.5 +15.5 4th **

#9 109 122 +13 6th

#10 82 93.5 +11.5 7th

TOTAL 1019.5 (73%) 1160 (83%) +140 (+10%)

APPRECIATION AND SENSE OF LEARNING

Rag the Dog Preposition Rap

Appreciation (# of votes) 3 26

TOTAL (% of students) 10% 90%

Rag the Dog Preposition Rap

Sense of learning (# of votes) 3 26

TOTAL (% of students) 10% 90%

Canadian Food Guide Cooking activities

Appreciation (# of votes) 0 29

TOTAL (% of students) 0% 100%

Canadian Food Guide Cooking activities

Appreciation (# of votes) 22 7

TOTAL (% of students) 76% 24%

POTENTIALLY INFLUENTIAL VARIABLESPOTENTIALLY INFLUENTIAL VARIABLES

Prepositions spelling Time factor allotted to the lessons Incomprehension of test items Pre and post tests copying Seriousness of self-evaluation

CONCLUCONCLUSIONSION

Experiential lessons lead to: Increased learning outcomesPositive and permanent

behaviour changes in the students

Better appreciation by the students

A heightened perceived sense of learning (in 50% of the cases)