Evidence Based Models of Instruction

Evidence Based Models of Instruction

1. schools have the responsibility to teach cognitive flexibility

   • required for future scientists to solve problems
   • scientific skills are not only for people who wish to become scientists
     • scientific skills are something we all need for active engagement in society
   • meta-analysis to identify what trends in education actually work
     • it's not only if the findings were positive, negative, or had no effect, it's also how much of an effect they ave
       • zone of desired effect: .40

2. the learning environment must match up with the learning intention and success criteria

   • no mater how many times you have taught a lesson, there are always unique varriables to consider
   • direct instruction or inquiry based instruction
     • direct instruction is more for building content knowledge and process skills
     • inquiry based instruction is more for once students have the background knowledge to get them to dive deeper
       • can help children remain curious
       • hook, formulating questions, selecting a question, peer collaboration, answering the question, sharing findings, evaluation and assessment
   • there needs to be alinement between evidence based models of instruction and the desired level of engagement

3. cooperative learning

   • helps to hold students individually accountable

4. diversive curiosity

   • sparks initial curiosity
   • wears off quickly

5. epistemic curiosity

   • develops into a student led attempt to build understanding

6. types of engagement

   • emotional engagement
   • cognitive engagement
   • behavioral engagement