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Name: Savannah Smith
2008 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Northport, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com
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GuidedDiscoveryModel
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.
TheGuidedDiscoverymodelisbeneficialbecauseitportraystodealingwithsuccessfulwaysandoutlinestogetstudents
tounderstandalltheconceptsandgeneralizationinthebestwaypossible.