Realistic Practice
Sensemaking
Principle in Action
Duolingo Video Call is a live language practice feature developed by Duolingo. It engages learners in realistic conversation rather than isolated exercises. For example, learners practice real-life dialogues and problem-solving tasks, such as ordering food or asking for directions. This realistic yet low-stake setting emphasizes practical language use, helping learners build confidence and apply skills in everyday situations.
Duolingo Video Call
Learners can practice real-life dialogues and problem-solving tasks by calling a virtual character
Learners can practice real-life dialogues and problem-solving tasks by calling a virtual character
Discuss in your team
What types of realistic problem-solving tasks can you include in your product to reinforce key concepts?
How will you ensure that the practice activities reflect situations learners might actually encounter outside of the learning environment?
Can the product adapt and present different real-world scenarios based on the learner’s interests or goals?
How can you measure whether engaging in realistic practice enhances the learners' ability to transfer knowledge to real-life situations?
Principle Definition
Engage learners in realistic rather than theoretical problem-solving, and emphasize the connections between the learning and the real world. Learning to solve a problem involves four levels of instruction: the problem, the tasks required to solve the problem, the operations that comprise the tasks, the actions that comprise the operations.
Realistic Practice
Sensemaking
Principle Definition
Engage learners in realistic rather than theoretical problem-solving, and emphasize the connections between the learning and the real world. Learning to solve a problem involves four levels of instruction: the problem, the tasks required to solve the problem, the operations that comprise the tasks, the actions that comprise the operations.
Principle in Action
Duolingo Video Call
Duolingo Video Call is a live language practice feature developed by Duolingo. It engages learners in realistic conversation rather than isolated exercises. For example, learners practice real-life dialogues and problem-solving tasks, such as ordering food or asking for directions. This realistic yet low-stake setting emphasizes practical language use, helping learners build confidence and apply skills in everyday situations.
Learners can practice real-life dialogues and problem-solving tasks by calling a virtual character
Discuss in your team
What types of realistic problem-solving tasks can you include in your product to reinforce key concepts?
How will you ensure that the practice activities reflect situations learners might actually encounter outside of the learning environment?
Can the product adapt and present different real-world scenarios based on the learner’s interests or goals?
How can you measure whether engaging in realistic practice enhances the learners' ability to transfer knowledge to real-life situations?
