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Inductive(or Active)Learning :Inductive(or Active)Learning Free powerpoints at http://www.worldofteaching.com
Learning by Discovery :Learning by Discovery "an approach to instruction through which students interact with their environment-by exploring and manipulating objects, wrestling with questions and controversies, or performing experiments" (Ormrod, 1995, p. 442)
Sandbox theory :Sandbox theory
Sandbox theory :Sandbox theory Students learn through active discovery - experimentation,
examination and analysis
NOT
direct instruction
Jerome Bruner :Jerome Bruner we should somehow give to children (students) a respect for their own powers of thinking, for their power to generate good questions, to come up with interesting informed guesses ...
Examples :Examples Categorization Surveys
Webquests Interviews
Experiments Collecting
Simulations Observation
Applied Research
Example :Example Problem based learning
“Why can birds fly?”
Well designed questions are the key to good “discovery”
Slide 8:Deduction - step by step
Slide 9:How are they different? Induction - ? = Eureka!
The Upside down Lesson! :The Upside down Lesson! Engage Study Activate Activate Study Engage
What’s the difference? :What’s the difference? I know. I understand. vs
Knowing :Knowing RECALL
RETAIN
REPEAT KCAASE – Bloom’s Taxonomy
Understanding :Understanding Explain
Review
Discuss KCAASE – Bloom’s Taxonomy
Learning As…… :Learning As…… A process
A self – empowering process
An active process (Dewey)
A self-monitoring process
A deep process (Piaget)
Prerequisites :Prerequisites Prior knowledge collaboration Process Guidance Publication
Slide 17:Students need some prior
knowledge so they can
“discover”.
- See Vygotsky.
“on the shoulders of giants” Prior knowledge
Slide 18:Students need structure.
Provide students with organizers and steps to enable “discovery” Process
Slide 19:Discovery is a collaborative
process. Students need to practice working in groups and be comfortable with it. collaboration
Slide 20:The teacher “leads” the students with appropriate
suggestions and tasks. Subtle
persuasion! Guidance
Slide 21:All students should actively
present findings and share their discovery. Consolidate! Publication
Slide 23:http://eflclassroom.ning.com