A teacher starting in the development of a Web-based learning experience would best be served if they knew characteristics of the students enrolled in their class. In instructional design terms these are known as entry level characteristics and consist of information, such as, general information, specific characteristics, and learning styles. Research has shown that knowing these characteristics prior to delivering the class can help the instructor tailor their material to the learner and increase learning outcomes.
General Entry Level Characteristics
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Most colleges/high schools require math classes in order to graduate. But what if you’re terrible at math? What if you’re taking the easiest math class possible and still struggling? One easy way to give your grades a shot in the arm is to use web based poll analysis.
This works really well if you have to do a project that involves any sort of statistics, but it can also be useful for any word problem. If your textbook asks you a theoretically question based on any sort of statistics, it’s fairly easy to use web based poll analysis to recreate the problem and get a better sense of the math involved.
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Teenagers heading back to traditional brick-and-mortar schools are likely to struggle with sleep issues as they attempt to adjust their body clocks from a summer schedule, but those enrolled in the increasing number of Web-based learning programs may not face this difficulty. The majority of current Web-based learning programs, are asynchronous, meaning that the teacher and the students are not necessarily online at the same time. That means teenagers can sleep in and still put in a full day of classroom work via a Web-based learning program.
Capitalizes on Teen Body Rhythms
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