Index

What is Instructional Strategy?

Attitude Change, Motivation, & Interest 

Cognitive Strategy

Concept Learning

Declarative Knowledge

Principle Learning

Problem Solving

Procedure Learning

Psychomotor Skill Learning

Concepts Strategy

Summary

      Concept formation involves abstracting a quality of a property of an object or event and then generalizing that quality or property to all appropriate objects or events.  We learn that the term mammal applies to viviparous organisms that suckle their young and possess hair.  The concept can then be applied to all creatures—shrews, elephants, men, whales—however disparate they may otherwise be, provided they meet these criteria. 

Example (below):  Students will learn the definition of accounting and what accounting is used for.

Introduction

1. Gain attention—“How is accounting defined?”
2.  State purpose—“You will be able to apply a definition to accounting and explain who are the users of accounting information.”
3. Stimulate interest—“Where in our daily lives do we use accounting?”
4. Provide overview—“Accounting can be described as an information system that provides essential information about the financial activities of a business entity to various individuals or groups for the use in making informed decisions.  Accounting is primarily concerned with the design of the recordkeeping system, the preparation of summarized reports based on the recorded data, and the interpretation of those reports.”

 Body

1. Stimulate recall—“The users of accounting information can be quite varied, depending on the type of decision under consideration.”
2. Present information—“Accounting information might be used for decisions involving investments, to impose income taxes, or for regulatory or managerial decisions.”
3. Attention—“What is the first step in creating an accounting system?  Identify user needs.”
4.  Learning strategy—“A properly designed accounting system can generate summarized reports to meet needs for accounting information.  Users can then use those reports to make informed business decisions.  Users include investors, bankers, suppliers, government, and management.  Reports include financial statements, tax returns, and management reports.  User decisions include investments, loan approval, tax assessment, and budgeting.”
5. Elicit response—Ask students “Why would management need reports?”
6. Feedback—if students give incorrect feedback, give them direction.

 Conclusion

1. Provide summary—“An accounting systems look at user needs, and using transaction data, creates reports for user decisions.”
2. Transfer—Ask questions.  Ex.  “What kind of reports do investors look at?”  Provide feedback.
3. Closure—“That covers the definition of accounting and the users of accounting information.  Are there any questions?”

Assessment

1. Assess—Assign a homework problem that has a diagram.  Some parts of the diagram will be left blank for students to fill in.

2. Feedback—Grade homework and provide feedback and necessary corrections.

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