Direct LEARNING

MODELS IN
Instruction SCIENCE

Qonita Deifaky Tsauria

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ICP of Physics Education
Also known as…

Explicit Instruction

Systematic Instruction
What is it?
 Very teacher-centered
 Teacher makes all decisions
- they decide what is to be
taught, when, and how.
 Teacher is the information
giver
 “I do it, we do it, you do it”

“I see, We see, You see-I say,

We say, You say”
“I say”

“We
say” “You
say”
The basic components of direct
instruction are:
– Setting clear goals for students and making sure they
understand these goals.
– The teacher giving students clear, concise explanations
of the subject matter in small steps.
– Asking frequent questions to see if the students
understand the work.
– Giving students frequent opportunities to practice what
they have learned.
 Strengths
– Quick and effective, especially for large groups
– Good for teaching specific facts and basic skills
– Good for things that require step-by step instruction
– Excellent strategy to use at the beginning of a lesson or to explain basic concepts
– Orderly – lends itself to good classroom management
– Can be interesting and engaging with use of humor, multimedia, and questioning
– Learning objectives/purpose are clear to students
– Relatively easy to measure student progress
– Material is presented in a logical manner
– Can be very useful with special education students
 Weaknesses
– Teacher must be prepared and have good communication skills or it can be
boring
– Teacher must know the content or it can be confusing for students
– Audience is often passive – students are not engaged
– Not as effective for higher-order thinking skills, depending on the skill of
the teacher.
– Lack of creativity for both teacher and students
MEETING NEEDS OF DIVERSE
LEARNERS

– Can be very effective in

dealing with students of
lower abilities
– Can be boring for higher
level students unless the
teacher challenges them with
higher level questioning
– Better for auditory learners
than visual or kinesthetic
Most effective with…
– Older students
– Math
– Grammar (spelling, punctuation)
– Introducing new skills and
concepts
– Social studies lecture – facts
and dates
– Safety issues
References
– Davis, Cindy and Dakota Smith. Direct Instruction. 2010.
– Direct Instruction. 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2019
from www.webpages.uidaho.edu › store › EDCI302.
– Direct Instruction Materials - Missouri EduSAIL. Retrieved
19 September 2019 from http://www.moedu-
sail.org/direct-instruction-materials/
Any questions?