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Methods 1
Overview
Models of teaching models of learning Benefits, limitations Questions for critical reflection
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INFORMATION-PROCESSING FAMILY Enhances making sense of new information. Help students learn how to construct knowledge.
Information Processing
Inductive thinking Concept attainment Mnemonics Advance organizers Scientific inquiry Synectics Inquiry training
SOCIAL FAMILY Uses group inquiry and problemsolving strategies. Encourages assimilation and understanding. Relies on students personal and social values.
Social Family
Partners in learning Group investigation Role playing Jurisprudential inquiry
PERSONAL FAMILY Emphasizes self-actualizing, self-awareness, directing destinies. Exploration and reflection about goals or future careers.
Personal Family
Non-directive teaching Enhancing self-esteem
BEHAVIORAL FAMILY Develop mastery in subject matter or skills acquisition. Seeks specific behavioral changes. Measurable outcomes.
Behavioral Family
Mastery learning Direct instruction Simulation Social learning Task performance reinforcement
TEACHER BENEFITS
Improves the quality of instruction. Systematic approach to planning for instruction. Facilitates awareness about students learning needs. Assess impact of instruction. Offers alternative ways of representing content/skills.
TEACHER BENEFITS
Develop learning experiences that yield successful outcomes. Facilitates student engagement in more meaningful ways. Explicit use of teaching models can accelerate rate of learning, capacity and facility in learning.
STUDENT BENEFITS
Increases aptitude for learning and retention. Learn more rapidly. Facilitates different kinds of learning. Builds academic self-esteem. Acknowledges characteristics and aptitudes. Promotes student awareness of how they will be taught and what changes are sought.
Do not replace pedagogical expertise. subject matter knowledge creativity interpersonal skills No model is effective for everyone. Some methods increase or diminish desired outcomes.
Caveats
1.What models do you use during instruction? 2.What other approaches do you want to use?
References
Joyce, B. & Calhoun, E. (1996). Creating Learning Experiences: The Role of Instructional Theory and Research. Alexandria, VA: Association for Curriculum Development and Supervision. Joyce, B., Weil, M., & Calhoun, E. (2004). Models of Teaching. 7th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.