c oncept a ttainment john hodson [email protected] university of north carolina at charlotte
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CONCEPT ATTAINMENTJohn Hodson
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
TABLE OF CONTENT
Salient Points Phases of Concept Attainment
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Concept Attainment Example Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Impact on Student Achievement Contact
SALIENT POINTS FOR CONCEPT ATTAINMENT
(WEBSITE) Concept Attainment allows the learner to
make sense of the information given by generating solutions and developing concepts.
It is an indirect instructional strategy. Mostly student-centered.
The teacher mostly supports or facilitates instruction.
PHASE ONE – PRESENTATION OF DATA AND IDENTIFICATION OF TOPIC
Present labeled examples to students Student compare and contrast examples Students form hypotheses and test
hypotheses Students state their definition
PHASE TWO – TESTING ATTAINMENT OF THE CONCEPT
Students place unlabeled examples into the correct category
Teacher tells student essential attributes, and confirms hypothesis
Students create their own examples
PHASE THREE – ANALYSIS OF THINKING STRATEGIES
Students describe thoughts on how they came to their decision.
Evaluate
CONCEPT ATTAINMENT EXAMPLE PHASE 1
Yes No
PLACE INTO YES OR NO – PHASE 2
Brown Rice Snickers bar Doritos Pear Milkshake Gummy Bears Whole wheat bread Grapes Fried Chicken
KINDERGARTEN HEALTHY LIVING – PHASE 2
Snickers bar Doritos Milkshake Gummy Bears Fried chicken Twix Soda Chips
NoYes
Brown Rice Milk Pear Mango Whole wheat bread Grapes Chicken
GENERATE YOUR OWN EXAMPLES OF HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY FOODS – PHASE 3
IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Provides practice on Inductive Reasoning – reasoning from detailed facts to general principals
All thinking abilities are challenged during lesson
Students become aware of others perspectives
Effective in learning concepts
CONTACT INFORMATION
John Hodson [email protected] Skype:john.hodson7
8 Phone: 856-275-
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