What is a pilot (trial) class?

A pilot (trial) class is a group organized to try out a new course of study or new instructional materials before the course or materials are offered more widely.

Here are some benefits of a trial class:

• You can test and revise instructional materials before producing a lot of them, thus saving time and money on materials that otherwise might not be appropriate or correct.
• You only need limited amounts of trial materials and other supplies.
• You can try out a course of study and evaluate and revise it before presenting it to large numbers of people.
• You can "practice" teaching lessons, and evaluate and revise the teaching process and teaching skills before going on to teach other classes.

• How to organize a pilot class

• Concept module: pilot (trial) class
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): P
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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