Principles of
Effective
Instruction
Principle of Context
-No learning is without context
- The context must exemplify the
meaning involved in learning
What makes a good context?
• Interaction
• Concrete Experience
• “Pauca precepta, multa exempla”
Simple Concept
Many examples
Degrees of Excellence
• 1. Textbook only
• 2. Textbook together with supplementary
academic readings.
• 3. Non-academic and current materials
(magazines, newspapers, flyers, etc.)
• 4. Graphic materials
• 5. Demonstrations, field trips, visit and
presentation by experts
• 6. Personal, social or community undertakings
exposure program either in school or out.
Principle of Focus
• Meaningful and effective learning
must be organized about a focus
What makes a good focus?
• Purpose
• Form and Unity
• A Quest for Insight
Degree of Excellence
• 1. Learner’s task is defined by page assignments,
exercise completion, etc.
• 2. Focus established by announced topic,
together with page or chapter references, etc.
More varied and extensive but still an
information-getting and memorizing process.
• 3. Focus established by setting up broad concept
to be comprehended or problem to be solved.
• 4. Focus established as a concept to be
understood, a problem to be solved, or a skill to
be acquired to carry out a task.
Fractions
and
cooking
Principle of Socialization
• Meaningfulness and effectiveness of learning
depends to an extent upon the social setting
• Very little of the best learning happens in
complete solitude
What makes a good socialization?
• Social Facilitation
• Incentives
• Democracy
Degrees of Excellence
• 1. Socialization characterized by submission;
there is imposed discipline and the group’s
function is to respond to authority.
• 2. Socialization characterized by contribution.
Group members may raise questions,
suggestions, violent reactions. Discipline is still
imposed but sympathetic.
• 3. Socialization characterized by cooperation;
there is a common undertaking where everyone
shares responsibility. Discipline is self-generated.
Principle of
Individualization
Meaningful learning must
proceed in terms of the
learner’s purposes,
aptitudes, abilities, and
experimental procedures
What makes a good individualization?
• Acknowledging differences:
• 1. Vertical differences – IQ, mental age,
mental readiness, physical differences
• 2. Qualitative differences – special abilities,
aptitudes and interests, methods of working
Degrees of Excellence
• 1. Uniform tasks on uniform schedule. Individualization
shows up only in performance and results.
• 2. Homogenous groupings based on IQ, MA, EA.
Individualization by grouping.
• 3. Contract plans on two or more levels; more choices
than number 2.
• 4. Individual instruction.
• 5. Large units with optional related activities and
experiences.
• 6. Individual undertakings coming from and
contributing to the joint undertaking of the group of
learners.
Principle of Sequence
• The sequence of meaningful
learning must be
meaningful itself to obtain
authentic results.
• Sequence of Learning =
Mental Growth
What makes a good sequence?
• Growth as something continuous
• Growth dependent on purpose
• Growth dependent on emergence of meaning
• Growth as evolution from immediate to
remote
• Growth as movement from concrete to
symbolic
• Growth as movement from crude to
discriminating
• Growth as Process of Transformation
Degrees of Excellence
• 1. Sequential blocks of content. Additive
accumulation of knowledge and skill.
• 2. Learning is knit together by introductions,
previews, pretests, ec.
• 3. Sequence is organized according to
readiness.
• 4. Sequence is organized in terms of lines of
emerging meaning.
Principle of Evaluation
• The effectiveness of any job of learning is
heightened by a valid and discriminating
appraisal of all its aspects.
What makes a good evaluation?
• Evaluation and
Direct Results
• Evaluation and
Transfer
• Direct
Evaluation of
the Learning
Process
Degrees of Excellence
• 1. Evaluation on results only
• 2. Evaluation on results with some attention
paid to process
• 3. Evaluation on total learning process,
including results.
Principles of effective instruction

Principles of effective instruction

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    Principle of Context -Nolearning is without context - The context must exemplify the meaning involved in learning
  • 3.
    What makes agood context? • Interaction • Concrete Experience • “Pauca precepta, multa exempla” Simple Concept Many examples
  • 4.
    Degrees of Excellence •1. Textbook only • 2. Textbook together with supplementary academic readings. • 3. Non-academic and current materials (magazines, newspapers, flyers, etc.) • 4. Graphic materials • 5. Demonstrations, field trips, visit and presentation by experts • 6. Personal, social or community undertakings exposure program either in school or out.
  • 6.
    Principle of Focus •Meaningful and effective learning must be organized about a focus
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    What makes agood focus? • Purpose • Form and Unity • A Quest for Insight
  • 8.
    Degree of Excellence •1. Learner’s task is defined by page assignments, exercise completion, etc. • 2. Focus established by announced topic, together with page or chapter references, etc. More varied and extensive but still an information-getting and memorizing process. • 3. Focus established by setting up broad concept to be comprehended or problem to be solved. • 4. Focus established as a concept to be understood, a problem to be solved, or a skill to be acquired to carry out a task.
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    Principle of Socialization •Meaningfulness and effectiveness of learning depends to an extent upon the social setting • Very little of the best learning happens in complete solitude
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    What makes agood socialization? • Social Facilitation • Incentives • Democracy
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    Degrees of Excellence •1. Socialization characterized by submission; there is imposed discipline and the group’s function is to respond to authority. • 2. Socialization characterized by contribution. Group members may raise questions, suggestions, violent reactions. Discipline is still imposed but sympathetic. • 3. Socialization characterized by cooperation; there is a common undertaking where everyone shares responsibility. Discipline is self-generated.
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    Principle of Individualization Meaningful learningmust proceed in terms of the learner’s purposes, aptitudes, abilities, and experimental procedures
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    What makes agood individualization? • Acknowledging differences: • 1. Vertical differences – IQ, mental age, mental readiness, physical differences • 2. Qualitative differences – special abilities, aptitudes and interests, methods of working
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    Degrees of Excellence •1. Uniform tasks on uniform schedule. Individualization shows up only in performance and results. • 2. Homogenous groupings based on IQ, MA, EA. Individualization by grouping. • 3. Contract plans on two or more levels; more choices than number 2. • 4. Individual instruction. • 5. Large units with optional related activities and experiences. • 6. Individual undertakings coming from and contributing to the joint undertaking of the group of learners.
  • 18.
    Principle of Sequence •The sequence of meaningful learning must be meaningful itself to obtain authentic results. • Sequence of Learning = Mental Growth
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    What makes agood sequence? • Growth as something continuous • Growth dependent on purpose • Growth dependent on emergence of meaning • Growth as evolution from immediate to remote • Growth as movement from concrete to symbolic • Growth as movement from crude to discriminating • Growth as Process of Transformation
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    Degrees of Excellence •1. Sequential blocks of content. Additive accumulation of knowledge and skill. • 2. Learning is knit together by introductions, previews, pretests, ec. • 3. Sequence is organized according to readiness. • 4. Sequence is organized in terms of lines of emerging meaning.
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    Principle of Evaluation •The effectiveness of any job of learning is heightened by a valid and discriminating appraisal of all its aspects.
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    What makes agood evaluation? • Evaluation and Direct Results • Evaluation and Transfer • Direct Evaluation of the Learning Process
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    Degrees of Excellence •1. Evaluation on results only • 2. Evaluation on results with some attention paid to process • 3. Evaluation on total learning process, including results.