Activity based learning

ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING

1. ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING VANISREE . S 20UED053 PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND ENGLISH Click to add text

2. ACTIVITY The quality or state of being active. The behavior or actions of a particular kind Something that is done as work or for a particular purpose. Something that is done for pleasure and that usually involves a group of people.

3. Example for activity Acting Performing Demonstration Playing a game Writing Thinking Questioning Operating something etc…

4. Activity based learning An activity or activities used in an educational process to make student learn Activity based learning is the methodology where the children of different ages are grouped together in one class and learn at their own pace through teacher- facilitated exercises.

5. Continues… Learning through and from activities. Activity based learning means that the teacher incorporates activities of some type in teaching to make students learn. Using an activity or activities as a base for learning.

6. History of ABL Activity based learning started by British man David Horsburgh. Activity based learning started during world war II. David Horsburgh started teaching in Rishi valley school and he joined in the British council and worked for many year. After voluntary retirement he started Neel bagh school in kolar district.

7. Continuous… Neel Bagh school has a diverse curriculum which included music, carpentry, sewing, gardening and school subjects. Teaching materials were systematically planned with different learning activities. He was the stepping stone for Activity based learning.

8. Activity based learning in primary education Activity based teaching method, involves learning through listening, thinking, understanding, planning, communicating, interacting, cooperating, playing, all in joy manner. It develops effective relationship between the teacher and student. The idea of activity based learning is rooted in the common nation that children are active learners rather than passive recipients of the information. If the child is provided the opportunity to explore by their own and provided an optimum learning environment then the learning becomes joyful and long-lasting.

9. Continuous… It is comprehensive action oriented program. It aims at bringing out the hidden skills and to improve knowledge and all round development of childrens. The ABL in is contemporary from was first undertaken by the Chennai corporation in 13 schools on a trial basis in 2003, has been adopted by all the 270 primary school in the district. First designed and tested by the Rishi valley school in Andhra Pradesh in the 90’s, the activity based learning systems has been successfully implemented in several Indian states. Tamil Nadu UNICEF supported the Chennai cooperation to introduce the ABL methods in the Government schools.

10. Types of Activity based learning Dramatization Quizzes Group discussion Role play Educational game Brainstorming Problem solving Field work Experimentation Concept mapping Debates Discovery learning Project

11. Dramatization Conversion in to a dramatic form or reconstruction of an event , novel, story etc in a form suitable for dramatic presentation.

12. Quizzes Competitive activity in which participants should give the answers to he question in a prescribed span of time following some pre- determined rules.

13. Group discussions Discussing in smaller group about a given topic and reaching a decision or arriving at some conclusions.

14. Role play Enacting some situation or playing the role of things, person, characters etc.

15. Educational Games These are games that are designed to help student to learn about certain subjects, enhance concepts, understand different contents, learn a skill etc.

16. Brainstorming It is a group activity in which group members are encouraged to produce a large number of ideas quickly on team or a problem without commenting on any ones view point for subsequent discussion and evaluation.

17. Problem solving Problem solving is a process of finding the solution to the problem by using one or more concepts or principles or formula or required information

18. Field work Going to the real life situation for observing the phenomenon, collect relevant data, process and analyze the data and arrive at conclusions.

19. Experimentation Carrying out or conducting the experiment in he laboratory.

20. Concept mapping It is a process of representing the concept or different things in hierarchical fashion with most inclusive, general concepts a the top and less general concepts at the bottom in a pictorial form.

21. Debates Arguments between two groups in which one group argues to defend the controversial issue or team and other group puts up the arguments against the team .

22. Discovery learning Learning through exploration or discovery. Learning by exploring or discovering many aspects of the environment on their own.

23. Project It is a practical unit of activity having educational value and aimed at achieving one or more definite goals of understanding, involves investigation and solution of problems, planned and carried out to completion by pupils in a natural ‘real life’ situation.

24. Needs of Activity based learning Children can learn more when they learn in their surrounding environment. Activity based learning helps students learn and retain information. Its encourage students to get physically and mentally involved in the learning process. It used to learn on their own. It used for actively participate and involve in learning.

25. How to Organize of Activity based learning Decide Instructional Goals Understand the learners cognitive level and characteristics. Consider the nature of the subject. Know the time available for achieving the instructional goals. Availability of human and non human resources. Select or design the suitable activities.

26. Continuous… Prepare for implementing that in the class. Provide for link between different activities and previous knowledge. Implement it in the classroom. Follow it up and bring about required changes in the activities for better use.

27. Uses of ABL Reinforces important material, concepts and skills. Provide more frequent and immediate feedback to student. Provides students with an opportunity to think about, talk about and process course material. Create personal connection to the material for students, which increases their motivation to learn.

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