Third E-reflection in PETA Class :)

October 4th 2011 ..
In third meeting, we discuss about all of learning. Types of learning, how make a effective teaching, etc. In opening activity, we have a games like a interview which our as students in group have a job, like role play as a headmaster from a school, as teacher of candidate from ITB, and as teacher of candidate from SSE. In this games have a purpose that as practice when we will volunteered as a new teacher from that school.
In addition, in third meeting we in our group also discuss about types of learning according to note (article) that we had read before. Actually, there are have 4 types such as direct instruction, lecturer discussion, guided discovery learning, and group discussion.
In direct instruction that as a teacher, we give the instruction directly, step by step and also give an example for students. Actually, its a TCL or Teacher Centered Learning but TCL of effective.
In lecturer discussion that have a reinforcement schedules, an overview, and theoritical foundation. Actually, a reinforcement schedules are the positive reinforcement. And in this types have 3 level according to frequency of rewards differs such as :

• continuous, that is we as a teacher give the reinforcement to our students in every time
• extinction, that is we as a teacher never give the reinforcement to our students
• intermittent, that is we as a teacher give the reinforcement to our student but just sometimes not everytime. And actually this type is divided to 2 such as: ratio schedule as a type the reinforcement schedule which according to students' behavior and interval schedule as a type the reinforcement schedule which according on the time.

In guided discovery learning that is refer to scaffolding. And this type have 5 steps, like introduction and review, open ended question, convergent as a main activity, closure we as a teacher must make a conclusion about students' understanding, and application.
In group discussion is a type of learning that the students will be learn in their group. But actually this type has a positive and negative things. A positive thing from this type is can help students for develop their critical thinking, and a negative thing from this type is the teacher must be control their discussion, because in discussion there is possibility the students discuss the different thing which is out of context.

In third meeting, we also assess our friend which is their presentation of micro-teaching in group. Actually in this session will be dilemma for us, because we must objective.

*Fransiska Indah
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