The 7Es Model of Instruction
This model
emphasizes the
“transfer of
learning” and
the importance
of eliciting prior
understanding
7E’s of the Learning Cycle

Developed by
Arthur Eisenkraft
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Taken from The
Science Teacher –
2003; The National
association of
Science Teachers
The Elicit Phase

As the teacher, you  Students construct
need to know what
knowledge from
knowledge
existing
students have….
knowledge
important for the
 Identify and clear
Transfer of
up any
Learning
misconceptions
Formative Assessment
The Elicit Phase

Introduce topic/task

Activate prior
learning
• Read a paragraph
Set the stage for
your transition into
the Engage phase
• Give them a
diagram/picture

Key:
What Can You Do ?
• Show a video clip
• present them with a
problem
• Class demonstration
Teacher Questioning
The Engage Phase

This is where you
need to capture the
students’ attention

You need to give
students something
to think about

Try to connect
the concepts to
their everyday
lives .. Why do
they need to
study/know
this?
This is Your “hook”
The Engage Phase
What do
you
think
about
this?
What
do you
want to
know?
What
do you
know?
What
would
you
like to
do?
The Explore Phase

Gives students a
chance to
investigate the
topic by:
 Observing
 Analyzing
 Hypothesizing
 Constructing
 Organizing

Accomplished
through:
Teacher
Demonstrations
 Teacher
questioning
 Reading activities
 Internet searches

The Explain Phase

This is your
traditional
teaching phase.

Concepts and
new terminology
are presented

Teacher
assesses this
phase of
learning usually
through teacher
questioning or a
scaffolding
activity
The Elaborate Phase


This is where
students apply
their new
knowledge
The knowledge
must be
extended into
new situations

Accomplished
through:


Compare and
contrast activities
Hypothetical
situations – not
identical
This is Distance
Transfer of
Learning
The Evaluate Phase

Includes both
Formative and
Summative
Assessment.



Formative
Assessments
should be used all
phase of the cycle
Evaluations should
include questions
relating to the aspects
learned through the
process.
Information gathered
from the elaborate and
extend phases should
be used as part of the
evaluation phase … it
is an assessment!
The Extend Phase

Is a continuation
of the Elaborate
phase …
applying
knowledge to
new and different
situations

In the
Classroom, this
is often given as
“extra credit” to
challenge your
“gifted students”
All students should
be challenged
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