Demonstration

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Demonstration

• Angela Ribarszky
• and
• Cassie Crowder

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What is Demonstration?

• Also known as Instructional Models.
• Demonstration is a step-by-step procedure that
  leads to specific learning outcomes.
• Instructional models make great visuals for
  students.
• Students can help create models for use in the
  classroom.

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Why demonstration?

• Instructional models that foster reasoning skills
  provide students with opportunities to acquire
  concepts and the skills involved in critical
  thinking and problem solving.
• Students can work along with the teacher to reach
  conclusions to problem solving activities.

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How is demonstration used?

• Information, practice, and coaching are important
  in using the demonstration method.
• Models need to be demonstrated and practiced
  regularly for mastery to occur.

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Who designed demonstration?

• Jerome Bruner believed that we should use
  instructional models designed to teach concepts
  to students and the corresponding thinking skills
  of categorizing concepts.
• Richard Suchman believed in the use of
  instructional models. Based on his work, inquiry
  was designed, which has been discussed previously.

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Sources

• http//www.writersblocks.com/what_are_models_of_in
  struction.htm
• Lasley, Thomas J. II, Thomas J. Matczynski, and
  James B. Rowley. Instructional Models. Belmont
  Wadsworth Group, 2002.
• Clark, Leonard H., and Irving S. Starr.
  Secondary and Middle School Teaching Methods.
  New York Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986.