Answer to Question #203227 in English for Shawanda

Question

Advantages and disadvantages of direct instruction padagogies and goal based learning

Answer 1

Advantages of direct instruction pedagogies

• it is the best method for learning specific skills.
• Teachers can create high quality assessments with high validity and reliability.
• Students do not have to worry about the important or less important parts of their works.

Disadvantages of direct learning

• The structure is rigid thus inhibiting creativity of the teacher. It usually starts by an introduction, then the rationale for the instruction, then the instruction itself.
• It requires mastery of the subject by teachers for it to be effective.
• Direct learning can be disastrous if utilized by unprepared teachers.

Advantages of Goal-based learning

• Goal-based learning helps in development of long-term knowledge retention.
• It also involves the use of diverse instruction types which is beneficial to both teachers and students because it can be used to meet diverse learning needs.
• It also provide room for continuous engagement.
• It is good for development of transferable skills that can be applied in the real world problems.
• It can be used to improve team work and interpersonal skills.

Disadvantages of goal-based learning

• Devoting too much time on this type of learning can cause low performance on standard tests by students.
• Students are generally unprepared to handle important things in life due to maturity, unfamiliarity and lack of prerequisite knowledge.
• It consumes a lot of time to prepare the assessment reports for this type of learning.