Many people say that the five-star teaching method is the best teaching method in the teaching field, is it really that magical? The five-star teaching model is a new teaching theory proposed by Professor Meryl, an internationally renowned educational technology theorist and educational psychologist, in the book Primary Teaching Principles, to improve the disadvantages of only paying attention to information presentation and ignoring the characteristics of effective teaching in e-learning.
What are the five stars? The first star focuses on problems, the second star activates old knowledge, the third star displays new knowledge, the fourth star applies new knowledge, and the fifth star integrates knowledge. This is the core of the five-star pedagogy, also known as the primary teaching principle, and today we will dissect the five-star pedagogy from a constructivist perspective.
What is constructivism, and constructivism has the following cores:
Here in the five-star teaching method, let's not talk about the integration of the first star focus and the fifth star, but look at the middle three stars first.
The first step is to activate the old knowledge, many teachers come up to teach the new knowledge directly when they take a new course, regardless of whether the students are interested in it, whether the new knowledge is connected with the old knowledge. However, according to the core principle of constructivism, if new knowledge wants to be firmly established, it must be based on old knowledge, and this process cannot be replaced by others, so if the teacher must review and confirm the old knowledge related to the new knowledge before expounding the new knowledge, this can help students activate the original knowledge and gain experience to promote learning.
For example, in college English courses, teachers can remind students of what they already know by reviewing English grammar, vocabulary, and basic expressions. In the Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics course, teachers can activate students' existing knowledge by reviewing the basic concepts, formulas and methods of probability and statistics.
The second step is to show new knowledge, because the old knowledge is already very solid as a foundation, and at this time you can start to show new knowledge, and students will not feel very confused. If the teacher can make good use of examples, analogies, and various tools to visualize new knowledge, then students will absorb it better and will reduce the conflict between old and new knowledge. Eliminate a lot of students' incomprehension.
Teachers can show new knowledge and concepts through specific cases, examples or demonstrations, not only using positive examples, but also counter-examples, and changing scenarios to teach examples, which can help students transform abstract concepts into concrete practices, which are easier to understand and remember. For example, in the Human Anatomy course, teachers can demonstrate new knowledge and structures of human anatomy through models, physical specimens, or virtual experiments.
The third step is to apply the new knowledge. Although new knowledge has entered the student's brain, it can only mean that the student has accepted it, but it does not mean that the student will apply it. According to the 6 levels of Bloom's learning, mastering a new knowledge must enter the application layer. Applying new knowledge means that students are able to learn new knowledge to solve unfamiliar problems. At this stage, the teacher creates an application scenario that allows students to have conversations and collaborate to solve unfamiliar problems, and ultimately to make sense in students' minds.
Teachers can add practical aspects to connect theory with practice, so that students can apply what they have learned to practical problems or situations. In this way, students can deepen their understanding and grasp of new knowledge and develop problem-solving skills. For example, in a marketing course, teachers can design ethical decision-making tasks, marketing plans, or professional ethics practice activities that allow students to apply their new knowledge to solve real-world problems.
These three steps perfectly fit the teaching principle of the construction theme, which can be used not only in classroom teaching, but also in teaching design. In addition to the three stars just mentioned, there are two stars, focusing on the problem and integration, in fact, these two stars are cause and effect, focusing on the problem is the cause, integrating and understanding is the effect, and the middle three stars are the process. These two stars are essential for student learning outcomes.
Focus on the problem: Every learning must focus on a problem, as a student, why to learn a new knowledge, he must be motivated, if the motivation is insufficient, he will not want to learn. If a student comes to study with a question, he will always think about the answer to the question in the process of learning. As a teacher, the most important task at the beginning of teaching is to present the problem to the students first. When designing these tasks, it is necessary to form a complete task sequence according to the principles of easy first and then difficult, part first and then whole, simple and then complex, so that students will take the initiative to complete these tasks in the process of learning.
Integration: If you have achieved a thorough understanding, it means that the teaching tasks set by the first star have all been completed by the students and have done a good job. In order to facilitate student integration, teachers need to have students publicly demonstrate or express new knowledge and skills they have already mastered, students can reflect, discuss or defend themselves with new knowledge and skills, and students can create, invent or explore personalized ways to use new knowledge. In short, in this process, the teacher must help students integrate new knowledge in daily life to promote learning, and finally let students achieve good learning results, high learning efficiency, high enthusiasm and initiative.
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