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Name: Jacob Rogers
2008 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Northport, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com
Date:
GuidedDiscovery
1/28/2016
Is about
TheGuidedDiscoverymodelutilizesexamplesofaspecifictopicandguidesstudentstoanunderstandingofatopic.Thismodelisveryeffectiveat
promotingstudentsinvolvementandmotivationwhilehelpingthemgainadeepunderstandingofaspecifictopic.Thismodelcanbeeffectivelyused
inamathclass,aswellasanEnglishorscienceclass.
Theory
Thisteachingmethodislargelyderived
formthecognitivelearningtheory.
Byaskingopenendedquestions,students
areabletopracticeandgetfeedback
abouttheirresponses
Studentsutilizesocialcognitivetheoryby
participatingingroupsaswellasuse
verbalresponsestoconstructknowledge.
Studentswillbeabletoreachthedesired
learningobjectivebybeingguidedtothe
rightresponseafterthinkingand
evaluatingtopicsforthemselves.
Assessment
Requirestudentstoapplytheir
understandingofaconcept
Performancemeasuresandportfolios
Askstudentstoidentifyobjectsthatfit
certaincharacteristics
Askstudentstodescriberelationships
betweentogeneralizations
Planning
1.)IdentifyTopics
Canbeusedeffectivelytoteachconcepts
andgeneralization
2.)SpecifyLearningObjectives
Whatstudentsbeabletodefineand
understandfromthesubject
3.)PrepareExamples
Examplesandnonexamples
Effective,highqualityexamples
Concretematerials
Therealthing
Pictures
Models
Representationsofwhatwecantobserve
directly
Motivation
Involvementistheprimarymotivation
whenusingthistechnique.
Thegreaterthestudentsinvolvement,the
moreinterestedtheybecome.
ASenseoftheUnknown
Studentswanttofindpatternsand
relationships.
Groupworkalsoservesasmotivationfor
studentstolearn
Implementing
1.)Introduction
Gainattentionandinterestofstudents
(findthehook)
2.)TheOpenEndedPhase
Promotestudentinvolvement
Usegroups,examples,openended
questions,compareandcontrast
3.)TheConvergentPhase
Studentresponsesshouldconvergeona
learningobjective
4.)ClosureandApplication
Studentsareabletoverballydescribe
relationshipsandcharacteristics
Modification
Youngerstudentsneedmoreconcrete
highqualityexamples
Makesureolderstudentsknowthereis
notparticularlyarightorwronganswer
totheopenendedphasetoencourage
responses.
Utilizeopenendedquestionswith
minoritiestopromotelearning.
Becreativewithhighqualityexamplesto
gainandkeepstudentsattention.
Lengthoflessonsshouldbeaslongasit
takesstudentstoreachthelearning
objective
Thismethodisgreattogetstudentstounderstandconceptsandgeneralizationsbygettingthemdirectlyinvolved.Studentslearn
tothinkforthemselvesandfindrelationshipsanddrawconclusionsbyrespondingtoopenendedquestions.Thisteaching
methodwouldbemostutilizedinascience,English,orhistoryclass.