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Name: Rebekah Bridges
2008 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Northport, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com
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LectureDiscussionModel
1/22/15
Is about
Avoidingtheconsofthesimplelecture,likelittlestudentengagement,weighingdownstudentswithlargeamountsofinformation,andalackofassessmentstrategies,bystructuringthelessonso
thatthereareshortperiodsoflecturefollowedbycheckingunderstandingandspansofstudentinvolvement,whichmakesforamorestudentcenteredapproachtoengagelearnersandholdtheir
attentionslonger.
Main idea
Theoretical
Foundation/Planning
TheoreticalFoundation
A.CapitalizesonInformationProcessingTheory
Mostimportantforteacherstohelpencode
informationcorrectly
B.PiagetsCognitiveLearningTheory
TheLectureDiscussionModelbuildson
studentsexistingschemas,ororganizedpatterns
ofthought.
Planning
A.Identifytopic
Largebodiesofknowledgearebest;broad
concepts
B.SpecifyLearningObjectives
Evaluation,comprehension,oranalysis
objectives.Objectivesmustbenarroweddown.
Keepthelessonfocusedonthebigidea.
C.StructureContent
Keepstudentspriorknowledgeinmind.Clarity
betweenconceptsiskey.Usematrices,
hierarchies,etc.
D.Createadvanceorganizers
Atthestartofalesson,writeoutortellstudents
yourpreview.Includeanalogies,examples,etc.
toconnectnewknowledgetopupilsexisting
knowledge.
Main idea
Implementing
A.Phase1:ReviewandIntroduction
Presentadvanceorganizer,hookstudent
interest,andtriggerexistingknowledge.
B.Phase2:Presentation
Elaborateonexistingknowledge,being
suretokeepthetimereasonablyshortto
holdattention.
C.Phase3:ComprehensionMonitoring
Askstudentsquestionstogauge
understanding.Usevotes,thinkpairshare,
question/write,etc.
D.Phase4:Integration
Completealecturediscussioncycle:
presentmoreinfo,comprehensionmonitor,
thenintegratenewandoldinfo.
E.Phase5:Closure
Summarizeandorganizethelessonshigh
pointsandpreparestudentsforthenext
lesson.
Main idea
Assessment/Motivations
Assessment
A.ComprehendConceptsand
RelationshipsAmongThem
Useshortessayquestionstoassess
understandingofconcepts,aswellas
makingnovelconnectionsamongthem.
Hierarchiestestorganizational
understanding
Motivations
A.StudentInvolvementIncreases
Motivation
Itisespeciallyimportantinthismodelto
keepstudentsattentionduringthelecture
phases.
Emphasizecomprehensionmonitoringand
integrationtoengagestudents.
Groupworkisalsoagreatmethodfor
capturingandkeepingstudentattention
whileaddingsomethingfreshandnewto
thelesson.
Main idea
Modifications
A.TeachConceptsandGeneralizations
Structuringcontentisnotasdifficult;
spendtimefindinggoodexamplesto
explainconcepts
Presentationisdefiningaconcept/saying
thegeneralization.Fusecomprehension
monitoringandintegration.
B.UsingLDModeltoTeach
Young/InexperiencedPupils
Focusondiscussiontopromotestudent
interactionandunderstanding.
Concentrateoncomprehension
monitoringandintegration.
C.UsingTechnology
TheInternetisagreatsourceof
organizedinformation.Studentsand/or
teacherscanresearchandpresenttopics.