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DirectInstructionModel
Is about
Usingateacherdemonstrationandexplanationcombinedwithstudentpracticeandfeedbacktohelplearnersacquirewelldefinedknowledge
andskillsneededforlaterlearning.
Main Idea
PlanningLessons
Details
Main Idea
ImplementingLessons
Details
IdentifyTopics
IntroductionandReview
SpecifyLearningObjectives
Presentation
Prepareexamplesandproblems
GuidedPractice
Main Idea
AssessingStudents
Understanding
Details
Whenaccessingstudents
understandingofproceduralskills
taughtusingthedirectinstruction
model,teachershavestudentssolve
problemsthatrequirethemtoapply
theskillstheyhaveacquired.
IndependentPractice
DirectInstructionisgroundedinanextensivebodyofresearch,andiseffectivewhenworkingwithlowstudentsand
studentswithexceptionalities.