Section outline

  • Session Overview The session focuses on linking teaching and learning to real-life situations, emphasizing practical applications of knowledge and skills to enhance the learning experience.
    • Welcome to this activity! 🎉 This activity includes a combination of video content, interactive learning materials, and quizzes to enhance your understanding.

      Key Guidelines:

      📌 Some materials are mandatory, while others are supplementary for deeper learning.
      📌 The quizzes in this lesson contribute to your final grade, so be sure to engage actively.
      📌 You can navigate freely between different activities, moving back and forth as needed.
      📌 If you answer a quiz incorrectly, you will be redirected to additional reading materials before getting a chance to retake the quiz.

      💡 Tip: Make the most of all the learning resources provided to improve your performance. Good luck!

    • This session video highlights the focus of competency-based learning. It explores the importance of linking teaching and learning to real-life. You will discover practical strategies such as use of scenarios in teaching and learning to enhance learner conceptualisation of real-life situations. It will enable you help the learner to transfer learning from the classroom to the community.

    • Assessment Instructions for Learners:

      • Read the Clues Carefully:

        • Use the given definitions and descriptions to identify the correct terms related to scenario-based learning and competency-based education.
      • Fill in the Crossword Grid:

        • Write each answer in the appropriate horizontal or vertical space.
        • Ensure correct spelling, as incorrect spelling may affect scoring.
      • Apply Critical Thinking:

        • Use Bloom’s Taxonomy to analyse, evaluate, and apply concepts from the learning material.
        • Some answers require understanding definitions, while others need deeper reasoning and real-world application.
      • Cross-Check Your Answers:

        • Verify that all words fit correctly within the given spaces.
        • Ensure there are no conflicting answers.
      • Submission Guidelines:

        • Submit the completed crossword puzzle by clicking the submission button
    • Competency-Based Learning encourages linking teaching and learning to real-life situations through approaches like scenario-based learning.

      Reflect on your subject area:

      👉 Design an activity with a scenario and a task  that helps learners apply a specific concept (e.g., number bases, linear equations, tourism, or any other topic within your subject area) to a real-life situation in their community.

      👉Explain how this activity brings out at least one of the following aspects: supporting learner engagement, critical thinking, understanding  and transfer of knowledge to real-life challenges.


      Instructions:

      • Post your response (at least 150 words).

      • Reply to at least two peers, offering feedback or suggestions to improve their scenarios.