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Name: Savannah Smith
2008 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Northport, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com
Date: January
ConceptAttainmentModel
29, 2015
Is about
Thismodelisusedtoadvanceandelaboratethestudentsunderstandingofconcept,alongwithdevelopingtheircriticalthinkingabilities.
TheoreticalFoundation
BasedontheresearchofJeromeBrunerandhisassociates
(JacquelineGoodnow&GeorgeAustin)
Heusesamultidisciplinaryapproachcombing
anthropology,psychology,linguisticlearning,andtheoryto
exploretheinductivethinkingprocessofcreatingthis
model
Howdifferentvariablesaffecttheconceptlearningprocess
Studentsaretryingtofigureouttheattributesofacategory
thathasbeenprovidedtothem
Assessment
Afterthelessoniscompleted,theteachercanoffer
thestudentswithadditionalexamplesand
nonexamples,alongwithhavingthestudentsexplain
whyorwhynot
Alsohavestudentsprovideexamplesoftheirown
(helpsthestudentsbetterunderstandtheconcept)
Youcanalsohavestudentscreateconceptmapsto
bettercomprehendthesubject
Planning
IdentifyTopicsItisimportantforstudentstocomprehendand
havesomeunderstandingorknowledgeofthetopic(mustbe
somethingyoucanapplythescientificmethodto)
SpecifyLearningObjectivesThesemustbespecific,
objectiveswilldirectyourthinking
Examples&NonexamplesTheymustbeabletoillustrateand
definethecharacteristicsofthisconcept
SequenceExamplesandNonexamplesOfferarangeof
hypothesestodevelopeachoftheirconcepts
Motivation
Theyareintellectualpuzzlestheycanbemotivating
becausetheyarecausingcuriosityandkeepingthem
intrigued
Motivationcanbeplacedwithgroupwork,thiswill
increasethestudentsinvolvement
Thismodelcanbeusedtoincreasethestudents
metacognition,thecontrolovertheirmentalprocesses,and
alsotheirselfregulation,whichisthementalstrategies
usedtoimprovingthinkingandlearning
Implementing
Phase1:IntroductionLessonsneedcarefulinstructionsothatthe
studentsaremorecomfortablewiththeprocess
Phase2:Examples&HypothesizingShowan
example/nonexampleanddetermineifthestudentscanclearly
figureouttheconcept
Phase3:TheAnalysisCyclePresentexamplesandnonexamplesto
helpthestudentsformcriticalthinkingandelaborateontheexisting
hypothesis
Phase4:ClosureandApplicationStudentsmustbeabletoidentify
keycharacteristicsoftheconcept,state,anddefinition
Modifications
Theadaptionsofthismodelisbasedon
thedifferentlearningenvironments.
Theyoungerthestudentsare,themore
concretetheexamplesneedtobe.
Technologycanalsobeusedasa
modification.
Thismodelisveryimportantinregardstogettingstudentstothoroughlyunderstandeachconceptthatisworthyofthe
studentsunderstanding.Thisisanoutstandingmodeltofollowtogetthemindsofstudentsstirringandwondering.