Comenius I – Socrates
5th – 10th June 2008
İZMİR, TURKEY
Learning to Learn
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Introduction
• English teachers
• English lessons
School Years
Communications
Evaluations of the students
Evaluations of the teachers
Conclusions
• Mathematics Teachers
• Mathematics Lessons
Financial Operations
Evaluations of the students
Evaluations of the teachers
Conclusions
1. The English Language (School Years by
Libertina Vasilescu)
2. The English Language (Comminucation by
Verena Hohoff)
3. The Maths Lesson (Financial Operations by
Roxana Lica
ENGLISH TEACHERS
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Hans Peter Osterhold
Verena Hohoff
Libertina Vasilescu
Müge Yalçınkaya
Gabriela Dumitrescu
Effie Theodoridou
Aims:
- To improve students’ communicative skills;
- To make students practice group work and
collaboration abilities;
- To encourage students to express their
opinion freely on a certain topic (e.g. school rules
– wearing uniforms).
Skills: Active listening, comprehensive reading,
speaking, debating, writing, working in groups
Didactic aids: Handouts, board, flipchart,
markers
• Applied by;
• Libertina Vasilescu
to 11th grades
on 10/05/2007
• Müge Yalçınkaya
to 11th grades
on 23/10/2007
at 09:30-10:10
Diaries of communication
phases in classes
Didactic background
Communication activity
Active listeners make me feel…
Non-active listeners make me feel…
AIMS: 1) talk about themselves
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2) announce the results/findings
of a conversation
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3) exchange and compare
information
• MATERIALS AND MEANS: paper, pens,
board, markers
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:
Students are divided into 4 groups of 5. They
are asked to think about the means they use in
order to communicate with their friends, how
often they use each one of them and the reason
to prefer one more than the others, One of the
students in every group writes down whatever is
said in his/her group.
A student at each group announces what has
been written so far.
The teacher on the board the findings of all the
groups
• Representatives of each group (4 students)
talk about the means of communication that
their group prefer and which are written on
the board. They compare them with the
findings of the other groups in order to find
out similarities and differences in what they
have said. Other representatives compare the
sentences on the board showing how frequent
each item of communication is used and
express their opinions on these. And the last
representatives talk about and compare the
reasons for which students prefer to use one
way of communication more than another one.
• A review follows where all means of
communication are mentioned (from carrier
pigeons to email)
• Applied by;
• Libertina Vasilescu
on 01/10/2007
• Gabriela Dumitrescu
on 08/10/2007
• Effie Theodoridou
on 16/04/2008
to 16 year olds
at 10:00-10:45
• Hans Peter Osterhold
on 27/06/2007
• Müge Yalçınkaya
to 9th grades
on 25/04/2008
at 08:50-09:20
STUDENTS
EVALUATION OF STUDENT
CENTERED METHODS
IN ENGLISH LESSONS
(GRAPHICS)
EVALUATION OF STUDENTS
FOR ALL PARTNERS
1. I participated in class actively No, not at all
1
2
3
4
5
Yes,a lot.
If not, why?
2. The teacher´s instructions No, not at all
were clear enough
3. I cooperated with my classmates No, not at all
4. This kind of learning fits to me No, not at all
Why? /Why not?
Yes, very clear.
Yes, very well.
Yes, very well.
5. I have gained knowledge
No, not at all
Yes,a lot.
by this class.
6. I think this/these methods will No, not at all
help me in learning.
7. I would like to use this/these method/s again No, not at all
8a. I liked the method/s because:
8b. I didn´t like the method/s, because:
Yes, a lot.
Yes, a lot
ENGLISH
1. I participated in class actively.
2%
24%
2%
26%
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
46%
ENGLISH
2- The teacher's instructions were very clear.
22%
5%
15%
1.
2.
3.
4.
29%
29%
5.
ENGLISH
3- I cooperated with my classmates.
22,2%
4,7%
14,6%
1.
2.
3.
4.
28,7%
29,8%
5.
ENGLISH
4- This kind of learning fits to me.
17%
9%
19%
1.
2.
3.
4.
32%
5.
23%
ENGLISH
5- I have gained knowledge by this class.
4%
26%
8%
1.
2.
3.
30%
4.
5.
32%
ENGLISH
6- I think this/these methods will help me in learning.
2%
6%
33%
1.
2.
30%
3.
4.
5.
29%
ENGLISH
7- I would like to use this/these method/s again.
18%
18%
1.
2.
13%
27%
24%
3.
4.
5.
STUDENTS’ COMMENTS ABOUT THE LESSONS;
1-SCHOOL YEARS
8a. I liked the method/s because:
• “I co-operated with my classmates”
• “When I didn’t know something, I could ask
my group mates”
• “It’s more fun to work in groups”
8b. I didn´t like the method/s, because:
• “It’s too noisy”
• “I don’t think I actually learn something, I
just played”
2- COMMUNICATION;
8a. I liked the method/s because:
• “It’s a variation”, “I learn about my classmates”
• I like the visualization (Mind Map)
it´s like learning while playing, a lot of fun.
it was very interesting.
it´s learning by doing (talk, speak English all the time)
it trains communication with other people.
I can talk with other students about things.
• it´s a different way of learning and not just theory.
• I´ve learned easily.
• I like to work in groups.
• learning by moving is more fun.
• it means fun and I got a better contact with the other students.
• Each student had the possibility to talk
• I was relaxed during the class
• It was fun to move around
• I like to get out of the desk
• It was a lot of fun
It is more modern
8b. I didn´t like the method/s, because:
• It was too loud and it was so difficult to understand my
classmates
(double circle).
in the circle it was too much voice chaos.
it was a bit stressy and a bit too loud when everybody talks at
the same
time; that makes it
difficult to concentrate.
if you did it more than once or twice it could become boring.
I don´t need this way of learning, I never use Mind Maps.
• It was noisy (double circle)
• I didn’t learn something new
• It was a lot of noise
• It wasn’t a real lesson, we just played
• I didn’t learn anything
8a/b-My personal way to communicate
• There are different ways to communicate in modern life,
• But for me the best way to communicate is with voice of course.
• But it is important to use my face, my hands and my eyes too.
• The internet is also important and the mobile phone.
• I never use letters, fax or music for communication.
• I think that life communication is better than e-mail contacts.
• Because you can read better between the lines if you can
• Look into the face of the person who you talk to.
Ira
• My personal way to communicate
• The kind of communicating is a very important action in our
modern life because it brings people together for talking. It
shows if a person is interested to talk or not.
• Every man and every woman has a different personal way to
communicate and my way is communication with face, hands and
eyes, also bodylanguage. I often use my mouth, sure, most of the
time and this is the fastest way.
Julian
My personal way to communicate
• There are many ways to communicate with other people. There
are direct ways and indirect ways. My favorite ways are with the
voice and when I speak I very often use my hands and my face
to give important things or funny things more expression. I´ve
never used flags, but I think it might be funny to communicate
this way in public. I use my Mobile Phone mostly to write sms, I
rarely use it to call someone.
Tim
My personal way to communicate
• Communication is the basis of our society, everybody
communicates to show the others what he wants or to tell them,
his opinion for example.There are many way of communication a
few of them are: Speaking, sending e-mails, using mobile phones,
writing letters etc. Another important basis for communication
is body language everbody shows a lot about his opinion by using
it. I mostly use my voice for communication but if I use my PC
and write or read and e-mail I don’t need my voice. Furthermore
if I communicate by using my voice I definitely use my body
language and I am not aware of it.
David St.
CONCLUSIONS
• Students are more active in student-centered
English Lessons than traditional English
Lessons. Almost every student has the
opportunity to participate during the lesson
and express his/her own ideas or the ones of
the group he/she represents. Students seem
to enjoy the fact that they can talk about
topics that are modern and familiar to them.
• The students find teachers’ instructions clear.
• More than half of the students have good
cooperation with other students.
• Students at a critical average think this
method suits them.
• More than half of the students believe that
they have gained knowledge in the end.
• Nearly the same amount finds these learning
methods very helpful.
• Almost half of the students don’t want to try
this method again.
TEACHERS
EVALUATION OF STUDENT
CENTERED METHODS
IN ENGLISH LESSONS
(GRAPHICS)
1.a. Describe the time you spent on this/these
method/s in class!
b. Did you have enough time?
2.How do you estimate the level of students’
motivation during the activity?
3.Were there students who didn’t participate
actively?
If yes, why?
4.Do you think your students will gain selflearning skills?
5.a.Do you think the students gained knowledge
on the topic?
b.Did you check it?
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(ENGLISH)
1- Did you have enough time?
Yes
22,20%
77,70%
No
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(ENGLISH)
2- How do you estimate the level of students'
motivation during the activity?
0%
22%
0%
1.
33%
2.
3.
4.
5.
45%
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(ENGLISH)
3- Were there students who didn't participate
actively?
No; 11,1%
Yes; 88,9%
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(ENGLISH)
4- Do you think your students will gain selflearning skills?
No; 11,1%
Yes
No
yes; 88,9%
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(ENGLISH)
5a-Do you think your students gained knowledge on
topic?
No; 11,1%
yes; 88,9%
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(ENGLISH)
5b-Did you check it?
No; % 44,4
yes; 55,5%
CONCLUSIONS
• Approximately 80 % students didn’t have any
timing problem.
• Only half of the teachers are happy with the
students’ motivation.
• Teachers think most students have taken part
in activities.
• Most teachers believe their students will gain
self-learning skills by using this method.
• 90 % teachers claim that their students have
gained knowledge on topics.
MATH TEACHERS
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Roxana Lica
Kadir Demir
Constantin Soare
Romeo Tudorache
Aims:
- To improve students’ calculating skills;
- To approach the students to the practical,
financial mathematics
- To encourage students to try to think in a
mathematical, logical way;
-To analyze mathematic results.
Skills: Calculating, working in groups, analyzing
Didactic aids: Handouts, board, flipchart
sheets, calculating machine, advertising sheets
from banks.
Applied by;
• Roxana Lica
to 10th grades
at 18/05/2007
• Kadir Demir
to 10th grades
at 25/10/2007
• Constantin Soare
to 10th grades
at 23/10/2007
• Romeo Tudorache
to 10th grades
at 24/10/2007
STUDENTS
EVALUATION OF STUDENT
CENTERED METHODS
IN MATHEMATICS
LESSONS
(GRAPHICS)
MATHEMATICS
1- I participated in class actively.
0,0%
7,0%
40,0%
18,0%
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
35,0%
MATHEMATICS
2- The teacher's instructions were very clear.
35%
14%
1.
18%
2.
3.
4.
3%
5.
30%
MATHEMATICS
3- I cooperated with my classmates.
12%
33%
1.
2.
27%
4%
24%
3.
4.
5.
MATHEMATICS
4-This kind of learning fits to me.
37%
4%
11%
1.
2.
3.
22%
26%
4.
5.
MATHEMATICS
5- I have gained knowledge.
0%
57%
2%
15%
1.
2.
26%
3.
4.
5.
MATHEMATICS
6- I think this/these methods will help me in learning.
2%
43%
5%
17%
1.
2.
3.
4.
33%
5.
MATHEMATICS
7- I would like to use this/these method/s again.
9%
37%
1.
18%
2.
3.
4.
25%
11%
5.
CONCLUSIONS
• 75 % students said that they have
participated in class actively.
• 38 % of the students have understood
teachers’ instructions clearly.
• 37 % of the students think they have
cooperated with their classmates.
• More than half of the students believe that
this method convinient for them.
• Approximately 85 % students believe that
they have gained knowledge on topics and
these methods are helpful for them in
learning.
• Half of the students want to try these
methods again.
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
8a. I liked the method/s because:
• “Everybody involves in the lesson”
• “We learn from our classmates and we exchange
opinions”
• It makes me feel important”
• “I like the contests”
• More fun”
• “Easier to understand”
• “You don’t get bad marks”
8b. I didn´t like the method/s, because:
• “It doesn’t fit to the school”
• “You depend too much on the others”
• “You can not make performances at math”
• I can’t learn like that
• I have to be alone to solve problems and exercises
TEACHERS
EVALUATION OF STUDENT
CENTERED METHODS
IN MATH LESSONS
(GRAPHICS)
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(MATHEMATICS)
1- Did you have enough time?
Yes
16,60%
No
83,40%
TEACHERS’ EVALUATION
(MATHEMATICS)
2- How do you estimate the level of students' motivation
during the activity?
33%
0%
0%
0%
1.
2.
3.
67%
4.
5.
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(MATHEMATICS)
3- Were there students who didn't participate
actively?
No; 16,6%
yes; 83,4%
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(MATHEMATICS)
4- Do you think your students will gain self-learning
skills?
yes; 50,0%
No; 50,0%
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(MATHEMATICS)
5- Do you think your students gained knowledge on
topic?
No;0
%
yes; 100,0%
TEACHERS’ EVALUATIONS
(MATHEMATICS)
5- Did you check it?
16,60%
Yes
No
83,40%
CONCLUSIONS
• Most teachers didn’t have any timing
problems.
• They believe that the students motivation
100 %. There is no student who doesn’t want
to take part in activities.
• A few students didn’t participate actively.
• Half of the teachers believe that their
students will gain new skills by using these
methods.
• All of them thinks that the students gained
knowledge on topics.
• Most of the teachers checked if the students
learned the topic or not.
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
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