Unit 103 Training

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Unit 103: Teaching and learning activities I currently teach n.v.q craft diploma levels one and two in food preparation and cooking. The overall learning is mainly in the psychomotor domain (general Knife skills, cooking techniques and practical tasks etc), and affective (building confidence, encouraging “attention to detail” and so on).There are also lesser aspects of cognitive domain (knowledge of food products, sources and theory based preparation methods). Each session is timetabled to last three hours but this is dependent on the tasks being demonstrated. Each class has a maximum of fourteen learners, but it is very rare for all of the learners to be present at once. Most learners are in the sixteen to nineteen age range but there…show more content…
The cycle of present/demonstrate, reflect/discuss, practice, recap/develop also seems to fit well with Kolb’s “learning cycle” (teaching today Geoff petty 1998). It is also important that the teaching suits the motivation of the learner who takes the course for different motives. One important aspect of this is to insure that the learner’s needs are met so they are able to achieve Mazlows state of “ self actualization ” (Maslow, A H,…show more content…
Some learners find it more beneficial to gather their own information this way as well as the teacher led discussion and question and answer sessions we have as a group. During the group session I also utilise the whiteboard to record all relevant information so the learners if they wish to do so can take notes at any time during the lesson and don’t feel rushed to do so when the discussion is taking place. The bulk of the session time is spent in practical work of some kind, I try to vary this as much as possible within the constraints of the course content and environment. I have found that the learners enter into group based practical work with a lot more enthusiasm then individual tasks. Practical work I have used successfully includes: List the recipes and methods to follow (to build confidence and familiarity) Goal directed tasks (“ when you have prepared all your chicken like this you can have a ten minute break”!) Research and investigation tasks (such as compare prices and quality of a chosen piece of meat between supermarkets and butchers). Work towards the course
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