Personal System for Instruction

I am very excited about this weeks presentation of the PSI model. I am looking forward to learning about the ways of instruction that I will be able to use in my classes. I like the main focus of this model, which is: Students progress as fast as they can or as slowly as they need. This motto really creates a calm and warm learning environment. Students are not pressured to learn a new skill in a timely manner. Eliminating the factor of time, ensures students to relax but to stay focused because the teacher has a high interaction with their students during this type of instruction.



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Goals of the PSI Model:


-Increased individualized instruction


-Student progress at own pace


-Encourages independent learning


-Increased teacher to student interaction



The main advantage of this model is the ability to teach to specific students with specific needs, rather than the entire class, which has many needs. This works very well, because as we know, every student has different physical and learning abilities. As a teacher, being able to specifically reach these certain needs with the appropriate teaching strategy will increase the academic learning time during class.



Units that will work well in the PSI model:


-Individual sports (ex: golf, tennis)


-Team sports (ex: basketball, soccer)


-Dances (ex: square dance)


-personal fitness programs/goals (ex: activity log)



Domain Priorities:


-first: Psychomotor


-second: Cognitive


-third: Affective



This effective, 1 on 1, teaching strategy can only be used with classes that are independent, mature and able to follow directions. Once again, it is very important to understand your students are how they learn. If you tried this model with a class who cannot stay focused and needs your attention all of the time, this might not be the best instructional model to use.