Content Knowledge Analysis

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CONTENT KNOWLEDGE ANALYSIS


  • Content is the subject matter of a lesson or a unit. Content serves as the basis for the development of curricular experiences.

  • Effective learning can be organised only by analysing the content.

  • Content analysis is the process of breaking up the subject matter into name, year, places, terms, facts, concepts, principles, rules, processes, etc.  

  • Content analysis is a very important step in pedagogic analysis. For this the subject matter should be analysed and arranged in a logical sequence.

  • Content analysis is purely an intellectual activity that depends on the congnitive insight of a teacher.


The term content analysis has been defined by I.K. Davies as "the analysis of topic or content to be taught into its constituents or elements and then arranging them in a logical sequence".


  • A content should be broken down into its elements. Each element may then be transacted by using specific facts appropriate for realising specific objectives.

  • There elements are to be arranged in a logical sequence so that proper cognitive structuring can be facilitated. The teacher has to employ his imagination, creativity and insight in ultimately synthesising the elements of the content, to form part of the cognitive structure of the learner.


 Sources of content knowledge analysis


1. Analysis of the prescribed curriculum.


2. Thorough study of prescribed text books.


3. Analysis of the needs of the learners concerned


4 Pre-determining the objectives of instruction


5. Studying the existing cognitive structure of the students concerned


6. Understanding the characteristics of the developmental stages of the pupils concerned.


Principles of content knowledge analysis


1. Principle of inclusion: This principle states that, all the terms, facts, concepts etc. must be identified from the content. This will help a teacher to have a thorough insight into the nature of the subject matter. While analysing the content the teacher should make sure that no items have been omitted.


2. Principle of summarisation:

The whole topic deal with is made brief and is presented as meanigful statements giving an overall view of the topic. It is summarised in the form of major facts.


3. Principle of objectivity:

Content analysis should be objective in nature.

 4. Principle of sequential arrangement: The content of any topic will have to be linkage as to maintain certain logical sequencing. So teaching canl follow a logical and sequential order

5. Principle of clarity: This principle states that the teacher should examine minutely the terms, facts, concepts, etc. of each topic


How to analyse content knowledge?


For analysing the content  first of all the teacher should go through the content thoroughly. Then the teacher break down the whole content into elements and to categorise them into terms, facts, concepts, principles, rules, processes, etc.

  1. Name : Name of some personalities must be cited in the class for certain purposes

eg: name of rulers, historians etc.

  1. Year: It is need to develop time sense among the learner. So the specified year should have to analyse and depicted it to the learners.

  2. Place : like time sense it is necessary to develop place sense among learners. While explaining facts must cover the places where the events happened.

  3. Terms: A term is a new word having a specific meaning approved in all scussions. The teacher should be able to identify it specifically.

  4.  Facts:

 A fact is an event or a phenomena that has occurred and agreed upon as something that exists. 


  1. Concepts:

 A concept is a generalised idea in the form of a mental image representing all members in a set of objects or phenomena, that possess a set of essential attributes. It forms a very significant component in content analysis. 

Concepts can be classified into two types:

(1) Major concepts

(2) Minor concepts.



  1. Principles: A principle is the meaningful linkage of two or more concepts given as a statement.

 

Advantages of content knowledge analysis


1. Helps the teacher to organise and systematise the teaching process.


2. Helps the teacher to have a clear insight into the nature of the learning material and it's sequential order in the subject matter.


3. It enables the teacher to identify the terms, facts, ideas and concepts that are to be

covered.


 4. It makes the teacher search for pre-requisites and ensure these before teaching new items.


5. By analysing the content thoroughly the probability of omission of any point is find out.


6. Content analysis helps to identity goals to be anticipated and the methods to be adopted for instruction.


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