Concept Attainment is an indirect instructional strategy where students compare and contrast topics and there concepts so they are able to figure out which pertains to the topic and which does not. This strategy engages students to decide by using ideas and visuals to clarify the aspects of the concept being given. Students gain knowledge and skill by being able to determine relationships of content through examples. Students also learn how to sort out relevant information of the examples and discard the irrelevant information being given, this will only build knowledge and skill to the student once they are able to perform the task. This strategy is great for the classroom and can be taught in all subjects, the students are able to present the information they know and make connections of what they will learn using this strategy. Steps of Concept Attainment:
2. Select the attributes
3. Develop positive and negative examples
4. Introduce the process to the students
5. Present the examples and list the attributes
6. Develop a concept definition
7. Give additional examples
8. Discuss the process with the class
9. Evaluate
Ryan,
ReplyDeleteYour picturesque presentation provided your peers with, potentially, powerful proficiency in postulating the many pieces of the puzzle of the pupil in the Concept Attainment model. I believe that any time we engage students in different aspects, the learning becomes eminent.
The Socratic Seminar model creates an environment where learning is optimal because the students become the teachers, so to speak. Presenting questions with open-ended answers regulates responses so that the students teach each other and gain knowledge by conversing and listening. Great job!
Jesse