| Issue | Answer | Outcome of the answer |
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| What is the challenge? | - Learning difficulty
- Absence
- No time to practice the problem solving in the lesson
| - Presenting problems and answers step-by-step
- Opportunity to practice the problem solving
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| Why elearning? What are the pros? | If the method works out, everyone can study at home, at his or her pace | Learning outcomes are the same as in the Lesson plans |
| What are the goals, objectives and expected results? | Helping the absent and underachieving students to catch up | We need asynchronous learning format, which can complete the class lessons, moreover it can replace them. |
| What negative responses do we get from the students? (e.g. discipline, lack of motivation, truancy) | Absence and underachieving | They should at home the same whta we do in the class. The learning outcomes are the same |
| What should they do better? | To work more effectively, to join the lesson. | - We have to learn if they are willing to complete their studies with elearning Lessons.
- To learn the level of motivation with a "before" attitude questionnaire.
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| What are the students' needs and expectations? | - Good marks
- Interesting learning material
- A lot of activities
| They need various and a lot activities, stories, interactive and multimedia elements to raise their interest |
| What are the students' skills, talents, strengths and weaknesses?
| - They have the sufficient prior knowledge on physics
- There is some variation in ICT skills
- There are students who are proficient in handling computer games
| To build the elarning material in an easy-to understand and follow way |
| What kind of support have they got so far? | Tho students have tutors once a week | The learning material has to meet the conditions of tuition |
| What changes could the students make to improve? | - They can join in the class lessons
- Better marks
| - Improving problem solving skills
- Improving motivation
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| Is there any opportunity to put the theory into practice? | The same problems and experiment are covered in the learning materials and in the lessons, but the students can't carry out the experiments at home. | - Various, open-ended problems
- Simulations for the experiment so that the students at home can follow them step-by step.
- To start the theory with a simulation and to build the theory on it.
- Word problem solving
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| What learning difficulties and disabilities occur? (dyslexia, short-sightedness, etc.) | There are two hyperactive students | - Continuous feedback is needed through problem solving
- A lot of interactive simulation to make them busy
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| What are the consequences of failure? | Then we get stuck in the material and can't finish the theme. The test fails. | More tuition in afternons |
| Ask the students about the proposed curriculum, consult with them, learn their expectations. | They are enthusiastic, though I don't think they know what's that till they will try it. I suppose they expect a computer game | Little text and a lot of interaction are needed, similar to computer games |
| Is this the method you need? Is there any other way to solve the problem? | Could it be tuition in the afternoons | It is difficult to organize the tuition, it is stressful for both teachers ans students |
| Is there any risk? How can we reduce it? (Risk assessment) | | See Risk assessment |
| What are the benefits which make the project worth-while? | Development in every field | - Affective, because elearning is attractive due to interactivity
- Cognitive, because we deliver new information
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Skill development, because the students will solve problems.
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