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Name: Savannah Smith

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GuidedDiscoveryModel

January 29, 2015

Is about

Anapproachtoinstructionwheretheteacherpresentsstudentswithexamplesofspecifictopicsandareguidingthemthroughthesetopics.Itis
wantingtocollaborateanddevelopadeeperunderstanding.

TheoreticalFoundation
SupportedbytheworkofJeanPiaget,JeromeBruner,and
SeymourPapert
Benefitsallthoseincludingthosewithdiversebackgrounds
Foundtobemoreengagingtostudents
Thefoundersdeterminedmethodsofinquirybased
instructionanddiscoverylearningbelievedthatitisbestfor
learnerstodiscoverfactsandrelationsforthemselves.

Assessment
AligningassessmentsandobjectivesTeachersmustbepositivethat
objectives,activities,andassessmentsareallaligned(mustbeable
topickoutcharacteristicsintheseexamples)
UsingassessmenttoincreaselearningShouldbeusedasatoolfor
increasingthepromotionoflearningandmotivation.Notjustfor
theuseofgrades.Quizzesanddiscussionscapturesthestudents
concernswhichtheninaresultcausesmorelearningtooccur
Paper/pencilcanbeusedasatypeofassessmentaswellastheir
performanceofthetask

Planning
IdentifyTopicsIsavailablethroughtextbooks,curriculumguides,
andteachersthemselves(generalizationorconcept)
SpecifyLearningObjectivesProvideaframeworkforthelesson
forconceptidentifythesecharacteristics,forgeneralization
identifytheserelationshipsbetweenconceptsandgeneralizations
PrepareexamplesandnonexamplesCreateorform,the
nonexamplesarebeneficialwhenteachingcloseconcepts
UsingtechnologytocreatehighqualityexamplesOnethatobtains
allinformation,thestudentsneedtoreachtheseobjectives

Motivation
Learningandunderstandingwhichisdonebyquizzes
anddiscussion
Thistypeofperformancebasedwillalsoincrease
motivationbecauseitsinvolvestheclassasawhole,not
onlythestudentandteacher,individually
Ifteachershaverealworldexamples,lifeexperiences,
andfeedback,itcreatesmotivationbecauseitcanbe
relatedtothestudents

Implementing
Phase1:IntroductionTheteachersattempttohookthestudents
attentionandgetthemfocusedonthelesson
Phase2:TheOpenEndedPhaseDisplayexamplesandthehave
thestudentscompare/contrasttheseexamples(patterns)
Phase3:TheConvergentPhaseTeachersquestionthestudentsto
guidetheirunderstandingofconceptorgeneralization
Phase4:ClosureandApplicationThisguidesstudentstoa
definitionofthegeneralizationorconcept
Putemphasisontheunderstanding

Modifications
ThestructureforGuidedDiscoveryisthesame
foralllearnersatalldevelopmentallevels;
adaptionsarenecessarywhenstudentsareat
differentdevelopmentallevels.Anexampleisa
spontaneouslesson,meaningtheteacherisable
tocomeupwithquestionsonthespotandstill
guidethestudents.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

TheGuidedDiscoverymodelisbeneficialbecauseitportraystodealingwithsuccessfulwaysandoutlinestogetstudents
tounderstandalltheconceptsandgeneralizationinthebestwaypossible.

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