Pedagogical Components
Explore reusable components designed with OER Schema vocabulary to support pedagogically sound learning experiences.
Learning Objective
Expected outcomes linked to InstructionalPatterns
@type: 'LearningObjective' (linked via hasLearningObjective)
How it appears to students:
🎯 Learning Objective
Students will be able to explain the process of photosynthesis and identify its key components including reactants, products, and cellular location.
Skill: explain photosynthesisCourse: BIOL-101
Assessment
InstructionalPattern for evaluating student performance
@type: 'Assessment' (subclass of InstructionalPattern)
How it appears to students:
📝 Assessment: Quick Check: Photosynthesis
- What are the main reactants in photosynthesis?
- Where does photosynthesis primarily occur in plant cells?
- What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?
Time limit: 10 minutes
Quiz25 points
Practice Task
Task subclass for hands-on learning activities
@type: 'Practice' (subclass of Task → InstructionalPattern)
How it appears to students:
🔬 Practice: Observing Chloroplasts
Materials Needed:
- Microscope
- Plant leaf samples (spinach or elodea)
- Slide and cover slip
Instructions:
- Prepare a wet mount of the leaf sample
- Observe under 100x magnification
- Identify and sketch chloroplasts
ObservingMaking
Learning Component with Reflection
Generic LearningComponent with Reflecting ActionType
@type: 'LearningComponent' with Reflecting ActionType
How it appears to students:
💭 Reflection: Connecting Photosynthesis to Daily Life
Take a few minutes to think about what you've learned about photosynthesis today.
Prompts:
- How does understanding photosynthesis change how you think about plants?
- What connections can you make between photosynthesis and environmental issues?
- What questions do you still have about this process?
Reflecting ActionTypeLearningComponent
Complete Instructional Pattern
InstructionalPattern linking multiple components and objectives
@type: 'InstructionalPattern' with hasComponent and hasLearningObjective
How it appears to students:
📚 Lesson: Introduction to Photosynthesis
This lesson combines multiple learning components to teach photosynthesis fundamentals.
Components included:
- Learning objective: explain-photosynthesis
- Practice activity: chloroplast-observation
- Assessment: photosynthesis-quiz
- Reflection task: connect-concepts
ReadingObservingWritingReflecting