Assalamualaikum and hello gamers,
From the training sessions, I’ve learnt that the
most important element is clear instruction. The success of any activity
depends on the instructions. Without clear instruction, there will be a lot of
confusion for students. They will have trouble in figuring out what they are
supposed to do. Because of this, the lesson will be less effective and the
objectives could not be achieved. For example, during my training session with
Aliya which is “Guess the Idiom”, students were supposed to draw for their
friends to guess the idiom. Yet, some of them, instead of drawing, they used
gestures to give hints. At that time, we’ve realized that our instruction was
not clear as we did not explain the rules in details to them. We didn’t inform
them that they were only allowed to draw and gestures were not allowed. And
another thing that we overlooked is that we didn’t stress on the rules, instead
if any of the students break the rules we just let it go. As a future, we
should be firm with the rules so that the activity would be fair and effective
for all students.
Firstly, it is crucial to inform
students about the objectives of the activity. Informing objectives is like
informing the students what they will learn and achieve from that lesson. Moreover,
a clear instruction should be precise and brief. A teacher should first explain
the activity and inform a step by step outline. Besides that, a short demo
session would help students to gain more understanding towards the process and
rules of the activity. Additionally, at the end of the activity, a teacher
should debrief the activity. For example, ask students what they have learnt or
acquired from the activity. Apart from that, we need to adjust the activity to
suit with the students’ level and interest as well as the environment. For instance,
if constructing five sentences would be hard for the students, then maybe it
could be reduces to constructing three sentences. All this elements are crucial
in making the activity more effective and interesting.
Apart from that, through others’
training sessions, I was able to see many different kinds of interesting and interactive
games for mu future students. Thank you.
1 comment:
Hello fatin,
I agree with you as you have said clear instructions are significantly important. Sometimes, we tend to have problems with our vocabulary. We got confuse in what words should be used , in particular, choosing the right and easy words to convey clear instructions to the students. I also believe that we need to adapt the games if we think that our students have problems in playing the games. Overall, I enjoyed your game. Thank you for such memorable game.
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