Steps in the Concept Attainment Model

1. The name of the concept 2. Develop positive and negative examples

The first two steps should be completed by teacher prior to instruction

3. Introduce the process to the students

4. Present the example and list the attributes

5. Develop a concept definition 6. Give additional test examples

7. Discuss the concept with the class

8. Evaluate

Example of Concept Attainment

Concept is rectangle Four sides Contains all right angles Opposite sides parallel and congruent

Geometric figure

Positive Examples

Negative Examples

Phase One: Confrontation with the Problem Explain inquiry procedures. Present problems or discrepant events. Phase Two: Data Gathering - Verification

The Inquiry or ProblemBased Model

Students gather information about the problem [event] they see or experience. Phase Three: Data Gathering - Investigating the Problem Students develop predictions and design a plan to test predictions based on information gathered about the problem. Facilitate the implementation of student's plan. Phase Four: Organizing, Formulating and Explanation

Instruct students to organize and interpret their results.

Phase Five: Analysis of the Inquiry Process Students analyze their pattern of problem solving by:
Determining the questions that were most effective, Identifying the lines of questioning that were productive and those that were not,