CONCEPT ATTAINMENTJohn Hodson

jhodson2@uncc.edu

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 jhodson2@uncc.edu Skype:john.hodson7

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