Models of Instruction - Educational Psychology Interactive .ppt

* Classroom Instruction Describe why classroom instruction is an important teacher behavior... Developed by W. Huitt (1999) Models of Instruction As discussed previously, classroom teaching is composed of three separate, but interrelated activities: Planning Activities designed to get ready to interact with students in the classroom Models of Instruction As discussed previously, classroom teaching is composed of three separate, but interrelated activities: Management Controlling student behavior Models of Instruction As discussed previously, classroom teaching is composed of three separate, but interrelated activities: Instruction Purposely guiding student learning Models of Instruction As critical as planning and management are to performing competently as a professional educator, quality instruction is absolutely necessary if students are to be successful in learning required content and skills. Models of Instruction There are a variety of ways to define quality instruction. Remember that instructional quality means that the desired goals and objectives have been obtained. Models of Instruction Joyce and Weil (1996) describe four different categories of models of instruction: Joyce, B., Weil, M. (1996). Models of teaching (5th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Behavioral systems models Information processing models Personal development models Social interaction models Behavioral Systems Models The focus of the methods associated with this category is on observable skills and behaviors. Behavioral Systems Models Two major models in this category are: Direct Instruction Highly structured, teacher-directed; maximization of student learning time Mastery Learning Given enough time and quality instruction, nearly all students can master any set of objectives Behavioral Systems Models These methods have generally proved more likely to positively impact scores on standardized tests of basic skills than models in other categories. Information