Licenciatura en Lingüística Aplicada al Idioma Inglés

Examen de fin de carrera de carácter complexivo

Oct 2018 - Feb 2019 (201831)
January 30 2019

Student´s name _Nicole García, Cristina Gudiño, Sandra Villarruel

CASE STUDY
Attached to the exam, you will find a case study labelled “Creating Meaningful Contexts for Learning in Web-based Settings ” by Ron Oliver.

Assignment
Read the research article or journal and underline topic and secondary sentences.
Step 1 Identify the focal or core problem (1 point)

Poor Creating Meaningful Contexts for Learning in Web-based Settings at "Sabino Eipacio
Rosales Panchana" High School
Step 2 Participation analysis (2 points)
Stakeholder and basic
characteristics
Students
Teenagers from 8th grade (EGB)
to 3rd (Bachillerato)
Low and middle class
Problems
How affected by the
problem/s
Outdated academic
knowledge
Learning frustrations
Academic demotivation
Interests Potential
and possible actions to Capacity and motivation to bring
address it about change
Digital and technological Motivation to learn
support between students Digital explorers
Digital natives
Tech peers solvers Learning to be apply beyond the virtual
settings.
Active and engaged students.

Parents Inefficacy to support their Learn the basics of tech related Be involved in their children academic
Low and middle class children with technological issues to support their children performance.
90% work outside home doubts and issues. at home.
Digital illiterate

Inability to create on-line Training in developing To facilitate cooperation and

Teachers
Most of them do not know
how to use technological tools
materials and to meet multimedia learning materials communication between T & Ss.
specific requirements
Create meaningful learning Opportunity to grow professionally.
Workload and frustration activities.
Professional development.
Limited ideas and resources Create effective and personalized
to create online content. materials for the class. Explore new teaching strategies and
acquire new abilities.
Expectations of the teachers Reuse materials and effective
teacher time management.

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High school authorities Insufficient budget for the Planned and clear guidelines Education that meets international
Administrative staff development of the project. for the project expectations. standards and current content.
Educators
Decision makers Limited support and care Support from multimedia and Customize quality education.
from teachers and development teams.
administrative staff. Global education demands.
Mistrust in the public Provide guidelines to create Contribute with quality human talent for
Ministry of Education education system. more innovative instructional the society.
Public policy makers processes.
Decision makers Powerlessness to meet all Quality education as a human right.
the public high school Promote and encourage teacher
training demands. training in multimedia Education as a matter of public concern.
development.

Create collaboration through

networks between public high
schools.

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 Step 3 Problem analysis (2 points)

Limited interactivity Limited activities of

Low grades High drop-out Low job
and communication learning
students’ rate opportunities

Learning content Poor study habits Poor academic

limited achievements

Poor Creating meaningful contexts for learning in web based

settings at “Sabino Eipacio Rosales Panchana” High School

Constraints the web Poor classroom

designers learning innovation
Low students' attention

Poor expectation of Poor effective Untrained teachers

Lack of good designs Ineffective teaching
the teachers learning strategies with technology by teachers
tools

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 Step 4 Objective analysis (2 points)

Unlimited Unlimited activities

interactivity and High grades Low drop-out High job
of learning
communication students’ rate opportunities

Learning content Effective study habits High academic

Unlimited achievements

High Creating meaningful contexts for learning in web based

settings at “Sabino Eipacio Rosales Panchana” High School

Low constraints to High classroom

web designers High students' attention learning innovation

Trained teachers Effective teaching by

High expectation of Variety of good
the teachers designs High effective with technology teachers
learning strategies tools

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 Step 5 Alternatives or strategy analysis (4 points)
Unlimited Unlimited activities
interactivity and High grades Low drop-out High job
of learning
communication students’ rate opportunities

Learning content Effective study habits High academic

Unlimited achievements

High Creating meaningful contexts for learning in web based

settings at “Sabino Eipacio Rosales Panchana” High School

Low constraints to High classroom

web designers High students' attention learning innovation

High expectation of Variety of good Trained teachers Effective teaching

the teachers designs High effective with technology by teachers
learning strategies tools

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Step 6 Project Design: Narrative summary, objectively verifiable indicators, means of verification and assumptions. (6 points)

Summary Indicators Verification methods Assumptions

To contribute to keep low School dropouts decrease 0.01% Ministry of Education Statistics
dropout students rate and compared with statistics of 2018-
create high job opportunities 2019 school year.
Goal(s) enhancing meaningful contests
for learning in web based
settings

Properly enhance high creating Meaningful context for learning

meaningful contexts for in web based settings increase at
learning in web based settings Sabino High School in
at Sabino High School Teenagers from 8th grade (EGB)
to 3rd (Bachillerato)

Students and teachers are willing

to improve their knowledge
Teachers reports
Purpose Parents are committed to help
High school board reports
their son and daughters for a
Ministry Reports
better future in their education
through web based material

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 Summary
1. Enhanced authorities,
administrative and teachers’
engagement and involvement
in meaningful web based
learning .
2. Increased competence on
Component
communication and
s (outputs)
motivation between parents
and teens.
1. Organize workshops
to train teachers in order to
learn about new web based
Activities
material done by college
students to help their future
colleague to adapt to their
classes.
Indicators
Number of students and teacher’
participation cases approached.
All students and parents who
attended the workshop have a
positive attitude and are willing
for a change.
Compromise agreement letters
Attendance to workshop reaches:
99% teachers, authorities and
administrative staff.
70% parents
90% students.
1 Workshops
Human resources: $1.500
Material: $700
Total: $2.200
Verification methods Assumptions
Satisfaction survey. School authorities will evaluate
teachers and teachers to students in
order to realize if the knowledge
acquired in the workshop were
Attendance sheets. adequately learned
Parents have assertive communication
and they keep a good relationship
Tutors reports.
with their children helping them to
deal with web based material
signed by parents.
The Ministry of Education and
School provides the funds and
staff for initiatives.
Contract
Purchase invoices.
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 2. Once teacher have
achieve effective teaching
web based materia is their
turn to share their knowledge
with students and how this
new web based material are
going to be used in classes

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Step 7 Gantt`s chart (2 points)

Months May June July August September

Weeks 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

ACTIVITIES

Planning X X

Bibliography acquisition X

Bibliography analysis X X

Organize info (complete X X

outline)

Project approval X

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Instrument design X X

Instrument application / X X X
data collection

Data tabulation/analysis X

Graphing info X

Writing 1st draft X X

Revision/correction of 1st X X
draft

Writing 2nd draft X X

Revision/correction final X X
draft

Project Approved X

Project Application. X

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Step 8 Evaluation (1 points)

The strategy is relevant to the stakeholders as they are the students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and the Ministry of Education who are
committed to deliver and receive global quality education to be applied beyond the classroom. The stakeholders play a main role in demanding and
acquiring an education that meets the world’s needs and expectations. Appropriate Creating Meaningful Contexts for Learning in Web-based Settings is
an effective and updated way to contribute to reducing school dropout as a consequence of access to education. By creating this Web-based material
and its resources, students can study according to their time and pace. To achieve a good quality education it is important that as teachers we work on
what is in our hands, like thinking and preparing innovative and worldwide related topics and its materials to be developed in a virtual setting updating
our teaching methods and procedures. These actions do not require budget but time commitment from teachers and school administrators as agreement
and negotiations must be done between educational institutions in order to get free training for teachers, so they can develop their online material. A
great sense of responsibility and guidance from school administrators at “Sabino Eipacio Rosales Panchana High School '' to fulfill the project’s goals can
be done by creating collaborative networks between high schools and higher educational institutions. For the actions to be consistently implemented, it
needs profound support from the school administrators as teachers should be given the important matter to develop, update, evaluate and improve
their materials (activities, videos, audios, tasks, quizzes, etc.) to teach in an innovative and useful way. For this to happen teachers need training that can
be done by implementing in-house policies to promote free and accessible quality teacher training. Trained and qualified teachers will provide quality
education to students to reduce school dropout to change students’ lives, improve their living and learning conditions, and provide global citizens to the
society.

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 Student´s signature

RESEARCH PROPOSAL GRADING RUBRIC

Scale
2 6 Excellent
1.5 4.5 Good
1 3 Fair
0.5 1.5 Poor
0 0 Element not included

A. Summary:
2 Relevant research is summarized, with theory clearly stated and logical.
1.5 Research summary is incomplete OR theory not clearly stated and/or illogical.
1 Research summary is incomplete, theory not clearly stated and/or illogical.
0.5 Research summary is incomplete AND irrelevant, theory not clearly stated and/or illogical.
0 Paper did not include this element.

B. Transition and Development:

2 There is a smooth and logical transition from research review to the proposal including a clear statement of the focal problem.
1.5 There is a smooth and logical transition from research review to the proposal; however, a statement of focal problem is not clearly stated.
1 There is no smooth and logical transition from research review to the proposal, and a statement of focal problem is not clearly stated but the link between
the reviewed research and the proposal is obvious to the informed reader.
0.5 There is no smooth and logical transition from research review to the proposal, and a statement of the focal problem is not clearly stated and the link
between the reviewed research and the proposal is questionable.
0 Paper did not include this element.

C. Writing Style:
2 Logical organization, less precise expression of thought, spelling, punctuation, grammar proper tense, professional language.
1.5 Logical organization, precise expression of thought, however, minor spelling, punctuation, grammar, proper tense, and/ or professional language
problems.
1 Weak organization and expression of thought OR major spelling, punctuation, grammar, proper tense, and/ or professional language problems.
0.5 Weak organization and expression of thought AND major spelling, punctuation, grammar, proper tense, and/ or professional language problems.
0 Paper did not include this element.

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