Contextualizing
Instruction
|
How
To Do It |
| Gaining
attention |
Novelty,
uncertainty, surprise |
|
Pose questions of
learner |
|
Have learner pose
questions to be answered by instruction |
| Relating
instructional goals to learners' needs |
Explain purpose or
relevance |
|
Present goals for
learners to select |
|
Ask learners to
state own goals |
|
Have learner pose
questions to be answered |
| Stating
outcomes of instruction |
Describe required
performance |
|
Describe criteria
for standard performance |
|
Have learner
establish criteria |
| Present
advance organizers |
Verbal: establish
context |
|
Comparative:
relate to familiar content |
|
Pictorial: Maps,
graphics, pictures, tables |
| Present
structured overviews |
Outline content |
|
Graphic
overviews/organizers |
|
Combinations |
| Adapt context |
To learner
preferences |
|
To prior knowledge |