Difference between RS and LbD activities

[Vishruti Desai]

Reflection Point also contains MCQ and LbD also has MCQ.What exact difference between them than?

[Moderator Sandeep Patil]

VIshruti ji, 

Reflection spot usually comes in the form of MCQs but it can be a short answer question too which will elicit the learners' reflection n application. 

LbD is in the form of MCQ/ short answer questions/ practice problems/ problem solving activities. 

The basic difference between reflection spot and LbD is that;

Reflection spot is meant for cognitive engagement. It is for reflecting on the preceding content while moving ahead as well as to make the learner pause. It allows the learner to express his/ her thinking/ applying/ doing micro-practice about the preceding content. 

LbD is a formative assessment activity emphasizing immediate application of the concept learnt though LeD. 

Reflection spots are simple questions that can be easily aswered while the LbDs demand concept attinment+ application of concepts+ integration of concepts. So the levle of MCQs/ short answer questions is high and thought provoking w.r.t LbDs. 

Reflections sports are not the part of evaluation pattern in MOOC while the LbDs are important part of it. 

Reflection spot is not a part of formal evaluation , rather it is meant for 

[Roopa DR]

Dear sir, I do agree with all your sayings, but I personally feel that RS can also pave way for the instructor  to change his style or mode of content delivery if the desired learning is not achieved by the learner which is understood through the responses of the learner.

Finally for a better pedagogy and towards Learner centric Teaching. Looking forward for the rectifications.

[gargi...@gmail.com]

This is a nice question. As the moderator has pointed out correctly, Reflection spots need not be multiple choice questions. This has been discussed in the FAQ videos on Reflection spot. Hope you have watched it.

Similarly, LbD also may not be multiple choice question. It can be match the following, odd man out etc.

But let's delve deeper than just the question format. Ask what is the purpose? Both are formative assessments.

Then where lies the difference? Can people in the forum answer.

Hint: Think about the cognitive level of questions you have been asked as Reflection spot & LbDs in this course.

Dr. Gargi Banerjee

Course Instructor

[Deepti Gupta]

The Reflection Spot Questions have addressed the Understanding. The LbDs on the other hand have stressed on Recall, Understanding, apply and analysis. This is what I feel.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Discussion forum for Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to noc20-ge12-disc...@nptel.iitm.ac.in.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/nptel.iitm.ac.in/d/msgid/noc20-ge12-discuss/2e3be4e2-b550-4a01-a717-78e9995cadc8%40nptel.iitm.ac.in.

[Tejinder Kaur]

If i have to differentiate between a reflection spot and an LbD with respect to Bloom's Taxonomy, then i would place RS at the lower end of cognitive level and put an LbD on a higher level. A RS is primarily a question which covers the remember level as it is inserted as a logical pause to keep the learner engaged with the topic. An LbD covers five levels of cognitive learning. In an LbD, questions range from remember level to evaluation level. The questions in an LbD can range from concept attainment to self evaluation.

[Aashita Jain]

As both reflection spots and LbDs can contain MCQs, according to me the major difference lies in the purpose of designing these MCQs. If it is a reflection spot, the major goal is learner engagement. For LbD, the goal is to check concept attainment, immediate application of the concept and integration of knowledge. While keeping the goal in mind, the cognitive levels of these MCQs is to be decided. For learner engagement, the reflection spot MCQs should be towards lower cognitive levels. For LbDs, the questions can range from lower (for concept attainment) to higher levels (for integration of knowledge).

[nidhi sharma]

Reflection spot is basically meant for learner engagement and micro practice while LbD activities are meant for practicing on the entire contents and thorough understanding.
Also reflection spot is generally a single question after which LeD content continues or is summarised while LbD activities has a larger scope with more no. of questions as the need be and is to be done after the completion and understanding of whole LeD
Third difference is that in reflection spots the stress is not on right or wrong answers ,it is on making learners pause and think....while LbD activities give u understanding of what is right or wrong answer and customised feedback elaborates upon that

[gargi...@gmail.com]

Good answer Nidhi and really nice answers from others in this thread. 

First, let me stress Reflection spots are definitely meant for learner engagement. But it is also meant as micropractice. It  often has dual purpose. 

Nidhi has actually done a nuanced distinction. Not just the proportion of cognitive levels differ but also content quantity being tested for understanding.  

Those of you who are from Science & Engineering background, you would also want students to do frequent problem-solving that can take more than 1-2 mins., applying the principles you had discussed in LeD. These questions shift out of LeD as practice questions or, LbDs. 

So, when you sit down to design content for your LeD, you also get to decide which qs. to keep as Reflection spots, and which to push out as LbDs.

About LbDs, like Nidhi points out, LbDs come with feedback. My apologies that a wrong configuration setting of the platform prevented you from seeing the feedback to the LbDs of previous weeks in this course. 

Dr. Gargi Banerjee

[Vijaya Banu]

I also got the difference

On Friday, February 14, 2020 at 10:02:50 AM UTC+5:30, Vishruti Desai wrote:

[Prof. THERASA C]

Reflection spot with MCQ's will form a part of LeD and for LbD the activities might be same as in LeD like quiz but LbD should have customised feedback. This is the difference between LeD and LbD.

On Friday, February 14, 2020 at 10:02:50 AM UTC+5:30, Vishruti Desai wrote:

[gargi...@gmail.com]

This very question has been answered in this discussion thread. Request you to read through the thread.

Dr. Gargi Banerjee

Course Instructor

On Friday, February 14, 2020 at 10:02:50 AM UTC+5:30, Vishruti Desai wrote: