Lecture-Based: Direct Teaching

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Lecture-Based: Direct Teaching

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Instructor Betsy Popple delivers a lecture-based lesson on area; specifically, finding the area of compound rectilinear shapes.

These resources are part of KET's Math Instructional Strategies: Geometry collection.

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Traditionally, lecture-based approaches to instruction have been often used in Adult Basic Education. Teach the formula, have learners practice examples, have them apply the examples in word problems, then move to the next concept. In classrooms where learners have some prior experience with a concept, or those in which learners are on a review or "fast track" to the GED®, lecture-based methods can be an effective way to quickly and efficiently refresh learners' skills.

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  • In what ways does lecture-based instruction differ from inquiry- or discovery based instruction?
  • Are there situations in which you would use one method or the other exclusively? Explain.
  • Betsy encourages the learners when they are guessing a missing dimension. Is this an effective teaching strategy? Is it helpful to learners? Explain.
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