Some subscribers to TIPS and AERA-TEP-SIG128 might be interested in "What's Direct Instruction? (was Re: NCLB Worries Scientists) #2" [Hake (2010). The abstract reads:
******************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Re: NCLB Worries Scientists," which included reference to "Will the No Child Left Behind Act Promote Direct Instruction of Science?" [Hake (2005)], Chemed-L's "Scitch" wrote (paraphrasing): " 'Direct Instruction' has a very specific meaning in K-12 education, is not 'pure lecture,' and has been defined by John Hattie (2008) in 'Visible Learning'." I disagree with Scitch that there is any general agreement in K-12 or elsewhere on the meaning of either "Direct Instruction" or "direct instruction." Instead, I agree with Klahr and Li that "those engaged in discussions about implications and applications of educational research [should] focus on clearly defined instructional methods and procedures, rather than vague labels and outmoded '-isms.' " ******************************************** To access the complete 14kB post please click on <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/32728>. Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII) <[email protected]> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi> <http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com> <http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake> REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy <http://tinyurl.com/create.php>.] Hake, R.R. 2010. "What's Direct Instruction? (was Re: NCLB Worries Scientists) #2" online on the OPEN! NetGold archives at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/32728>. Post of 10 May 2010 19:22-0700 to NetGold. The abstract and link to the complete post are being transmitted to various discussion lists and are also online at <http://hakesedstuff.blogspot.com/2010/05/whats-direct-instruction-was-re-nclb.html> with a provision for comments. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2569 or send a blank email to leave-2569-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
