Learner+Analysis


 * Team Member D1:**

**Learner Analysis**
"Just as people differ in many respects, so do ways in which they learn " ( Morrison, Ross, Kalman and Kemp, 2011, p. 56). The following is the learner analysis for the group of learners that will be included in the training course:


 * Primary Audience:**
 * K-12 teachers of all subjects
 * IT personnel


 * Secondary Audience:**
 * Heads of Departments
 * Directors
 * Section Supervisors


 * General Characteristics**:
 * Age: 20- 60+
 * Gender: Mixed category of men and women ( women are more than 50%)
 * Education: College degree - teaching diploma/certificate - post graduate degree (all have proficiency level of written and spoken language)
 * Work experience: 1week - 40 years
 * Cognitive skills: High cognitive skills and critical thinking abilities


 * Entry Characteristics**:

__Prerequisite skills and knowledge:__
 * //All learners are knowledgeable in computer basics//
 * //All leaners have the minimum technological expertise needed for the course//
 * //Most learners understand technological and computer terminology//

__Attitudinal and motivational characteristics:__
 * //Most learners are all highly motivated to use technology inside classrooms//
 * //All learners understand the benefit of technology usage improving student's performance and increasing motivation//
 * //Few learners believe that it may be difficult to be able to apply what they learn from the first time//
 * //Few learners believe that technological concepts might be difficult to understand//

Prior experience: //All learners use technology for personal purposes. Most of them are familiar with how to upload and download media files on YouTube. Most of them joined professional blogs and few have established their own blogs.//

//Technology usage is time consuming in a class period// //Technology usage needs lots of practice to be mastered//
 * Potential Misconceptions:**

//Different learning styles should be addressed in this course. Instructions should include visual material as well as auditory instructions. Important information should be handed out in the form of hard copies. Practice activities should be integrated in the course. Learners should be divided into teams of homogeneous groups according to the subject matter taught. Learners should be given the opportunity to apply what they learned in relevance to the subject matter that they teach.//
 * Learning Styles**