Description: The Guided Discovery model is an approach to instruction in which the teacher presents students with examples of a specific topic and guides students to an understanding of that topic.
Reflection on in-class presentation: We were presented with an example of the Guided Discovery model in both a high school and elementary setting.
The high school example was done in a 10th grade United States history class. The teachers began the class by giving students a bell ringer, then jumping into a review of the material they learned in the previous class. Then the teachers began the new lesson by giving the students two worksheets, the students were instructed to read a specific paragraph on worksheet A and then told to give two reasons on worksheet B, as to why the paragraph was vital to government and two reasons why the paragraph was harmful to government. Then the teachers lead the students to converge their answers so the entire class would have a full understanding of the subject and the paragraphs that were read. Finally, the teachers asked critical thinking questions to the class and reviewed before the quiz that was given out 20 minutes before class ended.
The elementary school example was done in a second grade Language Arts class. In this lesson the students were learning what a compound word is, how to use compound words, and how to predict the meaning of a compound word. The teachers began by asking students if they knew what a compound word was; then the students were asked to identify compound words. After this, the students were shown a short video about compound words and were instructed to sing along with the video. After the video, the students were shown examples and non-examples of compound words, then they were asked to identify and document the compound words they were presented throughout the class.
The high school example was done in a 10th grade United States history class. The teachers began the class by giving students a bell ringer, then jumping into a review of the material they learned in the previous class. Then the teachers began the new lesson by giving the students two worksheets, the students were instructed to read a specific paragraph on worksheet A and then told to give two reasons on worksheet B, as to why the paragraph was vital to government and two reasons why the paragraph was harmful to government. Then the teachers lead the students to converge their answers so the entire class would have a full understanding of the subject and the paragraphs that were read. Finally, the teachers asked critical thinking questions to the class and reviewed before the quiz that was given out 20 minutes before class ended.
The elementary school example was done in a second grade Language Arts class. In this lesson the students were learning what a compound word is, how to use compound words, and how to predict the meaning of a compound word. The teachers began by asking students if they knew what a compound word was; then the students were asked to identify compound words. After this, the students were shown a short video about compound words and were instructed to sing along with the video. After the video, the students were shown examples and non-examples of compound words, then they were asked to identify and document the compound words they were presented throughout the class.