Using Open Ende WPS Office
Using Open Ende WPS Office
WINAFLOR RATUNIL
DEFINITION
ICT tools that help make learning more meaningful, concrete,efficient, and encouraging.
Keep learning
Do blogging
spreadsheets
presentations
electronic reference
materials
word processing
software
Scaffolding is used to refer different forms of support given to guide and facilitate the learning process.
Determine what students Plan instructional supports or how skill/strategies can be broken
already know( prior down.
knowledge)
Fade support over time for students to become Continue building on content, monitoring, and
independently successful. providing feedback.
Set a goal for learning Implement lessons and monitor progress (formative
(learning outcomes) assessment/feedback)
Open-Endedness
Open-ended tasks have more than one right answer, solution or outcome and can be completed in more
than one way. They can take the form of statements, questions, tasks, projects or teaching methods.
Different learners may use different types of thinking; and there are no predetermined correct
outcomes. Open-ended learning activities are provocative and stimulate divergent thinking about a
topic. Teachers’ attitudes, assessment criteria and procedures must also encourage students to take
different paths and offer creative responses. Unique contributions are welcomed.
Open-ended activities work well in mixed-ability classrooms because they have “low floors” and “high
ceilings.” This means they require minimal background knowledge and also have high or no limits on the
knowledge and skill participants might use and learn.
Examples
This section provides a variety of examples and resources for developing open-ended learning
experiences. It begins with samples of different sizes from a social studies unit on Asia. The first set is
small questions, the second are larger activities, and the last is a project. Assessment criteria and
procedures are provided for each.