BAEE program
FAMILIES OF INSTRUCTION
Diné College
Approaches
Direct Instruction
Inquiry
Personal
Also known
as...
Helpful
metaphors
Theory of
learning
Characteristics
Proto-typical
approaches
Lesson plan
steps
Curriculum
tendencies
Behavioral approach
Executive approach
Didactic approach
Teacher as leader, executive,
maestro
Social
Constructivist approach
Inquiry or Discovery approach
Humanistic approach
Therapist approach
Cooperative learning
Group approach
Teacher as guide
Teacher as therapist, facilitator,
sheep herder
Teacher as coach
Personalistic: new concepts
form as a function of
learner's filters of personal
security, awareness, and selfdevelopment
Social psychology: new
concepts form twice – first
inter-psychologically,
between learners as a
function of dialogue and the
learner's zone of proximal
development, then intrapsychologically
Student-centered
Focused on personal development
Based on learners' needs,
aspirations, feelings, and
security
Non-directive teaching
Process writing
Community Language Learning
(CLL)
Group-centered
Focused on learning to work
with others
Allow for the investment of the
learners
Provide for learners' security
Utilize cooperative learning
structures in combination
with other instructional
approaches
Behaviorism: we know that
Constructivism: learners
learning has taken place if we
construct new concepts; new
see changes in the students'
knowledge maps onto
observable behavior
existing concepts
(assimilation); the task of
learning is to develop new
meanings within one's
expanding frame of
reference(accomodation)
Teacher-centered
Student-centered
Information and skill-oriented
Developing thinking capacity
Learning how to reason
Direct instruction
Essential elements of instruction
(EEI)
Essential elements of effective
instruction (EEEI)
1. Anticipatory set
2. Modeling
3. Guided practice
4. Independent practice
5. Check for understanding
6. Closure
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Dimensions
Inductive teaching
Scientific inquiry
K-W-L
1. Anticipatory set
2. Pose problem
3. Exploration/labeling
4. Application
5. Closure
Cooperative learning
Pairs and group learning
Role playing
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