Hunter Education Standards

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Hunter Education Standards

• Curriculum Content
• and
• Teaching Techniques

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Standards Overview

• Established by IHEA in June 1999
• Recommended minimum, core standards for
  developing jurisdictional HE curriculums
• Ongoing process revisions will be made as
  needed
• Stress knowledge and skill evaluations
• Address curriculum reciprocity issues

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Goals

• Identify six overall goals or desired outcomes of
  training
• Describe purpose of training and what training
  should achieve

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Objectives

• Performance-based learning objectives defining
  what student should know or be able to do after
  training
• Knowledge-based
• Skill-based
• Should be the target of training efforts

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Goal 1. Introduction

• To introduce students to the hunter education
  program, who sponsors the program and who funds
  hunter education efforts throughout North
  America.
• Three learning objectives identified.

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Goal 2. Hunting Safety

• To help students be safe around sporting arms by
  introducing students to basic hunting and
  shooting safety principles and practices.
• Fourteen (14) learning objectives identified.

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Goal 3. Hunter Responsibility

• To help students be responsible and present a
  good public image through legal, ethical hunting
  practices and behaviors.
• Eight (8) learning objectives identified.

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Goal 4. Outdoor Safety

• To help students be safe in the outdoors by
  introducing them to basic outdoor safety
  practices.
• Seven (7) learning objectives identified.

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Goal 5. Wildlife Conservation

• To introduce students to huntings role in
  wildlife conservation and habitat management
  practices.
• Three (3) learning objectives identified.

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Goal 6. Hunting Opportunities

• To introduce students to new and diverse hunting
  opportunities.
• Two (2) learning objectives identified.

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Curriculum Development

• How can I build an HE curriculum using the IHEA
  standards?
• What teaching tools and techniques should I use?

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Curriculum
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Learning Styles

• Individual Preferences
• Visual
• Auditory
• Kinesthetic / Tactile

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Visual Learner

• Learns best by seeing
• Pictures, charts, diagrams or graphs are easily
  remembered
• Makes movies in their mind when reading
• Pays attention to body language

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Auditory Learner

• Learns best by hearing
• Remembers details from lecture and conversation
• Have strong language/commu-nication skills

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Tactile Learner

• Learns best by moving or touching
• Tendency toward hyperactivity
• Work well with their hands
• Often very coordinated

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Teaching Methods

• Telling Method
• Showing Method
• Involvement Method

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Telling Method

• Lecture
• Discussions
• Drills
• Reading Assignments
• Reviews
• When used alone, is not very effective!

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Showing Method

• Demonstrations
• Key Words
• Visual Aids
• When combined with the Telling Method can
  improve student retention up to 50!

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Involvement Method

• Questioning
• Brainstorming
• Small Work Groups
• Worksheets
• Learning Games
• Dilemma Cards
• Field Exercises
• Role Playing
• Most effective teaching method!

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Multi-modality!
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Pennsylvanias Hunter Education Model
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Created by Keith Snyder Chief, Hunter/Trapper
Education Pennsylvania Game Commission February
2005