Colourfile Professional PLUS is designed to aid the instructor with lessons given to a 'beginner', right through to a pupil approaching 'test standard' and beyond. In this new addition to the Colourfile range you will find material suitable for ‘Pass Plus’ and advanced training. With a few obvious exceptions, the arrangement of the lesson plans within this resource is not intended to impose a strict order in which lessons should be given. This will depend on your pupils' needs, ability and confidence, and your particular location and circumstances.
Using the Lesson Plans: The best method for lesson planning is to set behavioural objectives, which allow the teacher to measure progress by an observed change in the learner's level of skill. The following key features of a lesson plan form an integral part of this book. The meaning of the terms and context in which they are used in the lesson plans is explained below.
Box 1: Recap/experience/performance/range/link
Recap; ‘recapitulation’ is a verbal summary of what was previously learned. It is best practice to remind the driver of what was achieved in the previous lesson, or, if a new client, find out about his/her background and previous experience by means of Q&A so that you can decide on the level at which instruction should commence. Experience; this is self-explanatory. What relevant practice or tuition has the driver previously had in the subject being taught.
Performance; if the driver has previously had tuition in the subject you need to know the level of skill and understanding achieved in order to consolidate and progress the learning process.
Range; the conditions under which learning outcomes (objectives) for the current lesson should be achieved. E.g. teaching ‘moving off under control’ the range for a novice might include ‘move off straight ahead on a level road’. With experience the range might change to include ‘move off uphill at an angle’.
Link; relating what is already known or experienced to what will be taught in the current lesson.
Box 2 Learning outcomes;
Learning outcomes or ‘lesson objectives’ are specific statements of what the driver should be able to achieve at the end of your lesson. The lesson plans in Colourfile Professional PLUS show a number of possible learning outcomes that could be achieved with the help of the diagrams. Other learning outcomes for which use of diagrams may not be appropriate but which should be achieved within the subject area are also listed. Select those you need to set your current lesson objectives.
Box 3: Checklist;
These are the key learning points for the diagrams on the facing page. You may wish to mark those relevant to your current lesson with a dry wipe pen, and tick them off as they are dealt with.
Box 4:
Key questions that the pupil should be able to answer if the objectives have been met. You should select and/or rephrase the questions according to the ‘range’ of your lesson. Rephrasing does not matter providing that the questions you use are structured to aid the learning process. You are encouraged to add your own questions in Box 5.
Box 5:
This box is blank for you to add your own notes or questions with a dry-wipe or permanent marker. You may want to print these on self-adhesive labels.
Box 6:
Use this to cross-reference your lesson to other pages such as the workstations - we have added some in for you. This section also cross-references the lesson plans/diagrams to the Pass Plus syllabus - see 'using your colourfile'.
Box 7:
Highlights the diagrams from the facing page with some prompts on how they might be used. The prompts are printed in a pale grey colour so that you can over-write and/or append your own notes.