Analysis+Due+Feb+23

​Analysis of the Learners:
//Entry Behaviors:// A select group of students will do the class work diligently, achieving high quality work. These students seem to enjoy photography, and they also want to get a good grade in the class. The majority of the students work a portion of the time, with about 25% working the entire time, and even spend time outside of class working on projects. About 25% of the students did not choose to be in the class, and therefore have little interest in photography.

//Prior Knowledge of the Topic Area:// The students are beginning their second semester of working with digital photography. Adobe Photoshop Elements is the software that is used in the classroom. All the students have at least one semester of experience using this software.

//Attitudes Toward the Content:// About 50% of the students that are in the classes actually chose to take photography and enjoy the class. The other 50% were placed in photography because there were no other options for the students. The first 50% enjoy photography and want to learn as much as they can about it. The other 50% do not like photography and have no interest in it.

//Academic Motivation:// The students that are failing either do not do anything in class or don't even come to class at all. The students that are receiving Ds and Cs come to class, and sometimes do work. The students receiving Bs come to class, and work in class everyday. The students receiving As work everyday in class and work at home also, or come in for extra work time.

//Educational and Ability Levels:// The students are at all different levels of academic ability. There are students that fall under the umbrella of special education that are mainstreamed with students that are in AP classes. There are freshmen through seniors in the classes. Currently, the following is the grade distribution:

15 students are receiving an F (69% or lower) 7 students are receiving a D (76% - 70%) 6 students are receiving a C (77% - 84%) 3 students are receiving a B (85% - 92%) 11 students are receiving an A (93% or higher)

//General Learning Preferences:// The majority of the students prefer to do projects. When introducing new techniques the students prefer that the teacher demonstrates the process first before they attempt to do it themselves. They also prefer cooperative learning. The students often help each other when learning new techniques.

The students seem to be motivated by the teacher and student examples. They seem to get excited at the beginning of the new project. However, their motivation dwindles towards the middle of the project.

//Attitudes Towards the Organization Giving Instruction or the Instructor:// The majority of the students have a good attitude towards the teacher. About 95% of the students are respectful of the teacher. About 2% of the students do not like school at all and rarely attend classes. About 3% of the students do not like the teacher and are disrespectful to the teacher on a daily basis.

//Group Characteristics:// Number of Students in Digital Photography: 45

Ethnicity: 50% are African American 47% are Caucasian 3% are other

Economic Status:
 * 52% are on free and reduced lunch
 * 48% are Middle to Lower-Upper class (however, this is changing. Many of the parents that are business owners are having to close their businesses due to the economy).
 * Approximately 90% of the students have access to a computer at home. About 2% of the parents have purchased Adobe Photosho Elements for the students to work at home.

General Attitudes: These are typical high school students. Some students just want to get good grades instead of learning the content. However, there a few students that want to learn more about photography. Some students do not want to work, regardless of the topic.

Needs Analysis:
//What change is being requested?// Students cannot afford to buy expensive digital photo editing software. Considering more than 50% are on free and reduced lunch, this is a legitimate concern. Also, because of the economy, even well-off students are being forced to make sacrifices as family businesses are struggling. Also, students need more time to complete projects. Although I give my students what I think is plenty of time, many students fail to meet the deadline. A major factor is that I only have 12 computers in my classroom. With class sizes of 24 and 21, students do not get the entire class time to work on projects because they have to share the computers.

Therefore, students need to taught about free digital editing software that is available, and also taught how to use the software.

//Who is requesting the change?// Middle and high School teachers that incorporate digital photography in the classroom.

//Where will this change need to take place?// The students will learn about the free software at their school. However, the students will ultimately download and use the software in their homes.​

//Is instruction the most appropriate means for bringing about the desired change?// Yes. Most students do not know what is available on the web. They try to tell their parents that they need to go buy the expensive software for the class. Giving instruction on what software is, how to download the software, and how to use the software is essential for the students to bring what they have learned to their home computer.

Task Analysis: (in progress)
//Determine the instructional goals and objectives.//

Instructional Goal: Students will learn about various free photo editing software that is available and how to use three of the free software programs.

Objectives: Students will:
 * Download selected photo editing software.
 * Demonstrate the use proper use and understanding of the software programs.
 * Determine which program is the most beneficial for photo editing, in relation to the Photography course.

//Specify the knowledge type (declarative, structural, and procedural knowledge) that characterize a job or task.//

To determine if the students have learned how to use the programs, students will complete a project that demonstrates the following procedures using each program:
 * Altering picture size
 * Altering color; black and white; sepia, and other tints
 * Altering shadows, brightness, and contrast
 * Cutting out objects, creating layers
 * Adding text
 * Adding shapes
 * Adding filters

//Select learning outcomes that are appropriate for instructional development.

The learning outcomes that the instruction will provide the students are: //


 * The ability to download free photography software from the internet independently with 100% mastery.
 * The ability to watch tutorials on the free software in order to learn how to use them properly.
 * The ability to independently determine which photography software will benefit them the most.
 * The ability to complete a portion of their photography class work on their computers at home, after they have mastered the software.

//Prioritize and sequence tasks.

Select appropriate media and learning environments.//

The students will download the following free software programs: Paint.Net, Gimp, and Artweaver. Considering this project is to give the students options for working outside of school (at home) without having to buy expensive software, the most appropriate learning environment would be the students' homes. Instructional Jing videos and handouts will be posted on a wiki that the students can access from their home for additional assitance.

Content Analysis: