The Learning Scenario (Difficulty in learning)

Microsoft Excel – Using Formulas

(Secondary)

The teacher advised me to develop a learning material for their lesson in

Microsoft Excel – Using Formulas that the students can also use as
reviewers and accessible anytime or anywhere. Some of the students are
slow learners, orthopedically impaired, and undergoing medical
treatment.
Cognitive Theory Analysis Plan
(Why is there a (How can I address the
Sensory difficulty in learning?) learning difficulty and
(Visual/Auditory) improve the
Lack of prior knowledge performance?)
Short-term Memory about Microsoft Excel
(Rehearsal/Chunking) Create mnemonic devices
Lack of prior knowledge in as memory aids
Long-term Memory using the formulas in
Excel Provide visual aids
(pictures, screenshots in
Lack of visual aids paper and digital format)
(pictures), sample and demonstration (online
exercises, demonstration, presentation) that they
reference materials can use and access
anytime, anywhere for
Lack of practice in using their review
formulas in Excel
Will use tools such as
Difficulty in doing PowerPoint, Jing, and
exercises and following eXeLearning for
teacher’s instructions due demonstration and online
to unfamiliarity of the presentation; will try to
terms used in Excel add audio/narration for
online presentation

Ausubel’s Theory of Lack of prior knowledge Provide a brief background

Meaningful Learning about Microsoft Excel of Excel, word splash/word
list with short
Relating potential Lack of prior knowledge in explanations, photos, and
meaningful information using the formulas in screenshots (print and
to prior knowledge of Excel digital format) in using
learner formulas that they can
Lack of visual aids use, view, and access
Subsumption (pictures), sample online anytime, anywhere
Superordinate exercises, demonstration, for their review
Combinatorial reference materials
Will use tools such as
Advance Organizers Lack of practice in using PowerPoint, Jing, and
formulas in Excel eXeLearning for
demonstration (online
Difficulty in doing presentation); will try to
exercises and following add audio/narration
teacher’s instructions due
to unfamiliarity of the Provide a process chart
terms used in Excel (steps or outline) that the
learner can use as guide
in applying the formulas in
Excel
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