Teaching Concepts and Principles

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Teaching Concepts and Principles
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Concept

• A class of stimuli that have common attributes.
• Is it a concept?

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2 Types of Concepts

• Concrete
• common physical attributes
• one can IDENTIFY

• Defined
• given an example with a definition
• one can CLASSIFY

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Presentation Method Strategies

• Inductive Approach
• parts to whole
• learner experiences self-discovery
• Deductive Approach
• whole to parts
• learner given definition and expected to find
  examples of concept

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Teaching Strategies - Concepts

• Write a 5-component behavioral objective
• Check for prerequisites
• Presentation (inductive or deductive)
• Practice with the concept
• Test for knowledge of concept

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Tests for Knowledge of Concepts

• Name examples of the concept
• Describe the properties of the concept
• Select examples of the concept
• Solve problems using the concept

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Principles (Rules)

• Two or more concepts in a logical relationship
  which allows us to
• explain
• infer causes
• predict
• control
• solve

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Principles (Rules)

• Principles may be stated in an ifthen
  relationship
• If water is heated, then it will evaporate.
• If you reinforce desirable behavior, then you
  increase the likelihood of the behavior occurring
  in the future.
• If you place the poles of a magnet in close
  proximity, then they will repel each other.

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Teaching Strategies - Rules/Principles

• Write a 5-component behavioral objective
• Check for prerequisites
• Presentation (inductive or deductive)
• Practice with the rule/principle
• Test for knowledge of the rule/principle

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Tests for Knowledge of Rules

• Name examples of the rule
• Describe the properties of the rule
• Select examples of the rule
• Solve problems using the rule
• From Designing Effective Instruction 4th Ed.,
  Morrison, Ross, Kemp, 2004.