Present and cue lesson content

How To Do It
Vary unit size Large chunks
  Small chunks
Present vocabulary Present new terms and definitions
  Have students look up new terms
  Present attributes of rule definitions, concepts, and principles
  Paraphrase definitions, present synonyms
  Present definitions
  Derive definitions from synonym list
Provide examples Prototypical examples
  Matched example/non-example pairs
  Divergent examples
  Close-in non-examples
  Vary the number of examples
  Model appropriate behavior
Use cueing systems Graphical cues: lines, colors, boxes, arrows, highlighting
  Oral cues: directions
  Auditory cues: music, etc.
  Type style cues: fonts, boldface, etc.
  Special information in special areas
Advise learner Instructional support: number of examples, practice items, tools, etc.
  Learning strategies

 


© Albert L. Ingram, Ph.D. Revised: February 13, 2008