Teaching Strategy

Direct Instruction Technique

Description:

It is teacher directed and follows a define structure with step to guide pupils toward achieving clearly defined learning outcomes. The teacher maintains complete control over the instructional process and monitors students' learning throughout the process. This is deliberate course of action that teacher create for students to focus on ideas and process.

Prior Knowledge:

• Active listening skills
• Suspending judgement
• Talking turns 

Key Benefit:

• Fosters oral communication skills and active listening skills
• Serve as a non - threatening / low risk activity
• Critical thinking
• Encourages analysis and evaluation levels of thinking

Procedure:

Step 1
Introduction / Review: Topics or information to be learned is presented to the pupils or review of information for learning.

Step 2
Development: The teacher provides clear expectations, description, examples or models of what is to be learned while checking for students understanding through questioning

Step 3
Guided Practice: Opportunities are provided to the students to practice what is expected to be learned while the teacher monitors the activities or tasks assigned

Step4
Closure: Teacher conclude the lesson by wrapping up what has be covered

Step 5
Independent Practice: Assignments are given to reinforce the learning without teacher assistance

Step 6
Evaluation: Assessment of students progress is conducted to determine level of mastery