Gagne’s 9 Events

of Instruction

<Why do we have to plan for a learning session?>

1 - Gain Attention

2 - Inform Learners of the Objectives

Tell them what you’re going to tell them,

Tell them,

Then tell them what you told them.

3 - Stimulate Recall of Prior Learning

4 - Present the Stimulus

Practice by Doing

Listening to Lectures

Joining Discussion Group

Watching Demonstrations

Multi-Media Presentations

Reading

Teaching Others

5%

10%

20%

30%

50%

75%

90%

Learning Activity Retention Rate

AND THE ANSWER IS…

Practice by Doing

Listening to Lectures

Joining Discussion Group

Watching Demonstrations

Multi-Media Presentations

Reading

Teaching Others

5%

10%

20%

30%

50%

75%

90%

Learning Activity Retention Rate

5 - Provide Learner Guidance

6 - Elicit Student

Performance

How do we teach students to reflect?

Learning is creating meaning and knowledge forms

Reflective Questions

• Do I agree? If so (or not), why? What is missing? What must be qualified? What are the pros’ and cons’?

• How complex is this? How can I ‘breakdown’ the subject matter? How can I be creative?

• How useful is this information? What area of my life is affected?

• Does this change my values?

7 - Provide Feedback

8 - Assess Performance

9 - Enhance Retention& Transfer

<How can learning be extended beyond the two sessions?>

“I store my knowledge in my friends”

Construct a Lesson Plan!

CIDTT GUIDE 2011

ISSUES in PLANNING

• Over and under plan?

• Can I plan to “not finish the syllabus”?

• Can one plan be used for all classes/ cohorts?

• Is it a good plan to have weeks of revision before the major examinations?

What have you learnt? (Part B)

• Sequence (classic vs ‘jazz’? Linear vs loopy?)

• Activities e.g. differentiation?!

• Role of learner vis-à-vis facilitator

• Ambivalence of plan and actual practice

• Etc, etc, etc.!