Lecture Discussion
Lecture Discussion
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Name: Lori Shrode
2008 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Northport, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com
Date:
LectureDiscussion
11/18/2015
Is about
LectureDiscussionisaninstructionalmodeldesignedtohelpstudentsunderstandtopicsthatconnectfacts,concepts,andgeneralizationsand
maketheconnectionsbetweenthemcleartostudents.
Main idea
Planning
Fourstepsofplanning
include:identifyingtopics,
specifyinglearning
objectives,structuring
content,andpreparing
lessonintroductions.
Thecontentmustbe
structuredtobemeaningful
tostudents.
Useadvancedorganizersto
attractstudentsattention
andprovideaframeworkfor
thelesson.
Main idea
Implementing
Theintroductionshould
drawstudentsintothe
lesson.
Duringthepresentation
stage,theteacherprovides
studentswithnew
informationanduses
questioningtocheckfor
learning.
Anotherperiodof
presentinginformation
followscomprehension
monitoring.Theteacher
thenrechecksfor
understandingofnew
information.
Main idea
AdapttoDifferent
Learners
LectureDiscussionis
appropriateforyoungand
inexperiencedlearnersifthe
presentationsarekeptshort
andinterspersedwithhigh
levelsifinteraction.
Technologycanbean
importantsourceof
information.
Canbeusedtoteach
organizedbodiesof
knowledgeandconcepts.
Main idea
Assessments
Shortessayquestionsare
usefulforthismethodin
thattheyaskstudentsto
drawrelationshipsbetween
theinformationtheyhave
learned.
Askstudentstoorganizea
listofconcepts
hierarchicallyorina
conceptmapcanbean
effectiveformof
assessment.
Lecturediscussionshelpovercometheweaknessesoflecturesbyinterspersingshortperiodsoflecturewithshortperiods
ofstudentinvolvementwitheitherwholegrouporsmallgroupinteraction.