TAELED803 - Assessment Task 1 Research Report

Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:

·           where this task should be completed

·           how your assessment should be submitted.

Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A template is provided in Appendix C of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that.

·           An overview of contemporary adult learning practice and current best practice pedagogical approaches to vocational education and training in your industry area (or intended future area).

·           Identification of learning theories and instructional design principles relevant to your learning environment (at least three) and an explanation of how they can improve learning practice.

·           Various learner styles and how each style can be encouraged to learn more effectively:

o     theoretical learners

o     pragmatic learners

o     activist learners

o     reflective learners

o     kinaesthetic learners

o     audio learners

o     visual learners

o     tactile learners

o     left and right brain learners.

·           A description of each of the following training techniques, how they can enhance learning for your given industry area and when they should be used:

o     instruction and explanation

o     questioning

o     practice

o     written information

o     group, pair and team activities

o     individual activities

o     demonstration.

·           How learning content and objects can be designed and managed in a way that uses current best practice approaches, promotes engagement and can be reused, modified or adapted as relevant.

Your research must be presented in a report format that uses formal language and style and is presented in a logical order with relevant headings and all research sources must be referenced correctly. Remember to refer to the user guide for guidance on research and written tasks. As a guide, your report will be 5 – 6 pages. Submit to your assessor for marking.