Segmenting

Memory Formation

Principle in Action

Khan Academy provides short video lessons and supplementary practice exercises and materials. Its Middle School Biology course breaks down into 10 units and 44 skills. Short, focused videos are provided that allow learners to progress through the material at their own pace. In each unit, concepts are presented in bite-sized segments, followed by a quiz and unit test to reinforce learning before moving on.

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Break course into 10 units and 44 distinct skills

Break course into 10 units and 44 distinct skills

Discuss in your team

What are the key skills or concepts you want learners to take away from the experience?

Choose one skill/concept, how could you break it down into separate concepts/subskills?

How could these smaller pieces be further broken down?

What flexibility is available for learners to adjust the order or pacing of learning these conepts/skills?

Principle Definition

Break instructional materials down into manageable units to help learners engage with the content more easily and at their own pace. Segmenting can help learners from feeling overwhelmed and reduce the pressure of having to apporach all the material at once.

Segmenting

Memory Formation

Principle Definition

Break instructional materials down into manageable units to help learners engage with the content more easily and at their own pace. Segmenting can help learners from feeling overwhelmed and reduce the pressure of having to apporach all the material at once.

Principle in Action

Khan Academy

Khan Academy provides short video lessons and supplementary practice exercises and materials. Its Middle School Biology course breaks down into 10 units and 44 skills. Short, focused videos are provided that allow learners to progress through the material at their own pace. In each unit, concepts are presented in bite-sized segments, followed by a quiz and unit test to reinforce learning before moving on.

Break course into 10 units and 44 distinct skills

Discuss in your team

What are the key skills or concepts you want learners to take away from the experience?

Choose one skill/concept, how could you break it down into separate concepts/subskills?

How could these smaller pieces be further broken down?

What flexibility is available for learners to adjust the order or pacing of learning these conepts/skills?