Measuring the effectiveness of an on-line school-to-work transition module By: M. AlSeddiqi

Agenda 1. Diagnostic of TVE System 2. TVE System Development Initiatives 3. The Reform Project 4. The On-Line School-to-Work Transition Module 5. The Pilot Implementation 6. The Evaluation Phase

Secondary Vocational Certificate General Technical Route One Specific Specialisation from year two taught specialisations Labour Market Polytechnics Universities Mechanical Route ( Contains 4 different mechanical specialisations) Secondary Technical Certificate Intermediate Schools Graduates Transition Year Electrical Route (Contains 4 different electrical specialisations) (TVE Directory in Bahrain, 2008) Age TVE Year 2 TVE Year 1 TVE Year 3 Diagnostic of TVE system in Bahrain

(TVE Directory in Bahrain, 2008) Diagnostic of TVE system in Bahrain School-based learning (SBL) includes: General education (e.g. Arabic, English, Maths) Specialised education (courses related to student specialisation: e.g. electrical engineering) Work-based learning (WBL) includes: Students involve in real work environment Students learn by doing Students are specially trained by company supervisors SBL year 2WBL year 2 SBL year 3 WBL year 3

Diagnostic of TVE system in Bahrain

Agenda 1. Diagnostic of TVE System 2. TVE System Development Initiatives 3. The Reform Project 4. The On-Line School-to-Work Transition Module 5. The Pilot Implementation 6. The Evaluation Phase

Strengths - Strong general education modules - Provide more than 14 specialisations in TVE schools - competency based assessment approach is used for assessing practical modules/tasks Issues -Traditional teaching and learning processes - Limited access to ICT - Lack in curriculum review and development process - Limited abilities to link between theoretical contents and practical tasks - Lack in linking the curriculum content with assessment approach TVE System Development Initiatives

Agenda 1. Diagnostic of TVE System 2. TVE System Development Initiatives 3. The Reform Project 4. The On-Line School-to-Work Transition Module 5. The Pilot Implementation 6. The Evaluation Phase

New teaching and learning methodologies. Adapting the practical classes at school to project-based lessons rather than individual practical exercises. Increasing the length of the work placement program; students spend more time in companies than before. Offering new secondary vocational education tracks as per labor market needs. Setting policy and standards for vocational education and training. (Biggs, 1999) The Reform Project

Agenda 1. Diagnostic of TVE System 2. TVE System Development Initiatives 3. The Reform Project 4. The On-Line School-to-Work Transition Module 5. The Pilot Implementation 6. The Evaluation Phase

Stakeholders needs Management and Progress Monitoring Group Institutional Management Group Learning Materials Development Group Prototype Design and Development Group Expert Review and Evaluation Group Industrial Companies Pilot Group Delivery of the SBL- WBL transition module TVE Students Learn about Bloom’s taxonomy learning theory Analyse the existing learning resources including learning and assessment materials Propose a guideline for developing assessment strategies for school to work transition Develop learning and assessment materials for school to work transition module Introduce e-learning technology in the process of teaching and learning The On-Line School-to-Work Transition Module

- Five learning case studies. - Each case study is divided into on-line learning and practical applications. - Soft and technical skills, based on the work preparation skills model. - Supportive skills for students in the workplace, based on the work preparation skills model. - Specific job-related competencies, based on the work preparation skills model. - Each case study includes learning activities and learning indicators. -The learning activities have been developed on the three domains of Bloom. - Category of attitude being learned based on the attributes of Bloom’s learning theory for the affective domain. - New teaching and learning guidelines for the school-to-work transition module. - Assessment strategy based on both summative and formative assessments.

Agenda 1. Diagnostic of TVE System 2. TVE System Development Initiatives 3. The Reform Project 4. The On-Line School-to-Work Transition Module 5. The Pilot Implementation 6. The Evaluation Phase

The Pilot Implementation

Agenda 1. Diagnostic of TVE System 2. TVE System Development Initiatives 3. The Reform Project 4. The On-Line School-to-Work Transition Module 5. The Pilot Implementation 6. The Evaluation Phase

The Evaluation Phase

The contribution of the new module

Experiential Learning ModelReferences Anderson, L., and Krathwohl, K (2001): A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: a revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. Complete edition, Longman: New York Biggs, J (1999): Teaching for Quality Learning at University. SRHE and Open University Press: Buckingham Hussein, S (2005): Developing e-learning materials: applying user-centred design. National Institute of Adult Continuing Education: England and Wales Lee, J (2009): Dominant Innovation. Available online: Accessed on 2 September 2009http:// TVE Directorate in Bahrain, (2008): Occupational Standards for Technical Education in Bahrain, Internal Report: Bahrain

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