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Name: Leah Tabor

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Date:

Guided Discovery Model

01/28/2016

Is about

A model that provides various examples and allows students to explore the details and relationships of different concepts and
generalizations. The teacher also guides the students to understanding of the topic.
Details

Cognitive Learning Theory:

Learning Depends on
Practice and Feedback
Vygotskys Theory:
Scaffolding/Questioning
students to promote
critical thinking
Social Cognitive Theory:
Feedback is essential

Details
1) Identify Topics:
-Can come from a variety of sources
(standards, textbooks, teachers, etc.)
-Will work best with concepts or
generalizations
2) Specify Learning Objectives:
-Students will be able to identify and
generalize about the relationships of and
between the concepts
3) Prepare Examples and Nonexamples:
-Nonexamples are critical because it helps
create a barrier between similarities and
differences. Helps with understanding
-Important to use high quality examples to help
make up for the lack of background
knowledge
-Need however many examples necessary to
thoroughly illustrate the scope of a topic
-Good types of examples include examples with
concrete materials, pictures, models,
vignettes, simulation and role-play

Details
1) Introduction:
-Grab students attention and give a conceptual
framework for whats to follow
2) The Open-Ended Phase:
- Intended to promote students involvement and
ensure success from the beginning
-Then have students respond to open ended questions
- Open-ended questions involve students, hold their
attention, increase achievement and participation
3) The Convergent Phase:
-This phase is important in narrowing the students
responses in order to achieve identification of the
characteristics/relationship
-Important to guide the students so their responses
converge
4) Closure and Application:
-Closure happens when students are able to verbally
describe the concept of generalizations
-This phase also helps students understand which
information is irrelevant.
-Applications typically involves an assignment of some
kind, but application usually involves additional support
from the teacher

Details
Increasing Motivation:
1) Involvement:
-This model allows teachers to call on
many students quickly and seeing that
success is assured students are more
likely to answer
2) A Sense of the Unknown
-This model allows students to explore
their curiosity in an environment where
the stress of being wrong is eased
Assessment:
1) Informal Assessment:
-Can be done throughout the lesson
2) Formal assessment:
-Paper and pencil (multiple choice, essay,
etc.)
-Portfolios
-Creating Examples and Nonexamples

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So what? What is important to understand about this?

This would be beneficial with new concepts that are clearly defined and concrete. A great model that allows the students to get engaged and leads
to understanding through open discussion.