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The Concept Mastery Routine

The Concept Mastery Routine. The Content Enhancement Series 1999 The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning Lawrence, Kansas 66045. Content Enhancement. A way of teaching an academically diverse group of students in which: Both group and individual needs are valued and met;

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The Concept Mastery Routine

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  1. TheConcept Mastery Routine The Content Enhancement Series 1999 The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning Lawrence, Kansas 66045

  2. Content Enhancement A way of teaching an academically diverse group of students in which: • Both group and individual needs are valued and met; • The integrity of the content is maintained; University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  3. Content Enhancement A way of teaching an academically diverse group of students in which: • Critical features of the content are selected and transformed in a manner that promotes student learning; and • Instruction is carried out in a partnership with students. University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  4. The Concept Diagram Teaching Device • Is a visual device that: • is used under teacher guidance • facilitates teaching about an important but different concept • focuses attention on the overall concept • identifies critical characteristics of the concept • prompts elaboration based on prior knowledge • helps students analyze the differences between examples and nonexamples of the concept University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  5. The Concept Diagram Teaching Device • Is a visual device that: • provides a way for students to practice with new examples • guides in creating good definitions • is designed to enhance student • understanding of new concepts • remembering of ways to think about information • responses to evaluation tasks and activities • belief in the value of the content University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  6. CONCEPT DIAGRAM À Â CONVEY CONCEPT Á Key Words À Á OFFER OVERALL CONCEPT Â NOTE KEY WORDS Ã CLASSIFY CHARACTERISTICS Always Present Sometimes Present Never Present Ä Examples: Nonexamples: EXPLORE EXAMPLES Å PRACTICE WITH NEW EXAMPLE Æ TIE DOWN A DEFINITION University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  7. Important Terms Concept A category or class into which events, ideas, or subjects can be grouped. All members of the came concept class must possess all of a set of critical characteristics. University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  8. Important Terms Concept • In social studies, concepts include government, revolution, and electoral process. • In science, concepts include igneous rocks, vertebrates, and evolution. • In English, concepts include a sentence, sonnet, and simile. • In mathematics, concepts include triangle, algorithm, and multiplication University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  9. Important Terms Overall Concept The category or class into which the targeted concept and similar concepts can be grouped. University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  10. Important Terms Characteristic Things that set examples of a concept apart from examples of all other concepts. Other words for "characteristics" include "qualities," "traits," or "attributes." University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  11. Important Terms Examples Individual things, events, ideas, or processes • possess all of the "always characteristics” • possess none of the "never characteristics” • may contain some of the "sometimes characteristics" University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  12. Important Terms Nonexamples Individual things, events, ideas, or processes • lack at least one of the "always characteristics” or • have at least one of the "never characteristics" University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  13. Important Terms Definition Includes the following in a complete sentence: • the name of the targeted Concept • the name of the Overall Concept • all of the Always Characteristics that must be present in all examples of the concept class • any special rule joining the Always Characteristics University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

  14. CONCEPT DIAGRAM À  CONVEY CONCEPT Vertebrate Á Mammal Key Words À Á OFFER OVERALL CONCEPT elephant  NOTE KEY WORDS à CLASSIFY CHARACTERISTICS Always Present Sometimes Present warm-blooded walks on 2 legs Never Present is cold-blooded human nurse the young walks on 4 legs warm-blooded has hair swims in water can fly nurse the young moves on the ground whale Ä Examples: Nonexamples: EXPLORE EXAMPLES human snake bird elephant alligator shark duckbill whale shark platypus walk on 4 legs bat bird can fly Å PRACTICE WITH NEW EXAMPLE cold-blooded Æ TIE DOWN A A mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate that has hair and nurses its young. DEFINITION University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 5/99

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