Strategy Scenario Strategy Frame Type Two Content Developing the Outline Title How to Get Yourself Organized Time Required 25 40 minutes Number of Participants 20 25 Target Audience middle and high school students and college undergraduates Goal of Activity to analyze and synthesize randomly presented information into logical constructs Purpose of Script use Type II framing to facilitate students ability to assimilate and logically organize information around a main idea thesis Learning Outcome s Gagne s Taxonomy Intellectual Skill higher order rules Organizing strategies choice of personal action to include outlining as a strategy for future exposition Learning Outcome s HEO Taxonomy Cognitive Domain analysis and synthesis Learner Characteristics average to above students in middle school high school or college Entry Skills basic computer skills skills in basic outlining selection of the topic should be familiar to all students Setting computer lab Media CBT and the appropriate software Process 1 After the instructor briefly describes the importance of outlining the students access the CAI program and wait until the opening screen boots up 2 The opening screen contains a welcoming message and dissolves into the second screen 10 seconds later 3 The student reads the objectives for the How to Get Yourself Organized program a continue button is provided to move to the third screen 4 The student reads the directions on the third screen and hits the continue button when ready to proceed 5 The next screen contains 21 short phrases randomly dispersed on the screen using the mouse the student must drag the one phrase that best states the purpose for all the other phrases to the box that says THESIS if it is the wrong response the phrase will return to its original place on the screen and the student will try again 6 After locating the correct thesis the student will drag three phrases to the areas labeled I II and III that best represent subtopics for the thesis If the student selects the wrong phrase it will return to its original position on the screen 7 After the thesis is in the proper place and the three subtopics are located properly the students will drag the remaining 17 phrases that correspond to the proper subtopic 8 Once completed a feedback screen will appear telling the student how many tries it took before getting the final outline Strategy Assessment The students receive instant feedback by correct placement of topics and subtopics on computer screen The instructor asks students at the completion of the exercise how the feel about outlining and continues to monitor the organization in their writing and the inclusion of an outline as part of their prewriting activities for future papers Author Barry R Nowlin References West C Farmer J Wolff P 1991 Instructional Design Implications from Cognitive Science Englewood Cliffs NJ Prentice Hall
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