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Comparing Gagne's Nine Events Of Instruction And The Lesson

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The purpose of the Gagne/ Lesson Plan Comparison assignment is to compare the two modes of lesson planning. In the body of this assignment I will identify similarities and differences I have found between the two methods. I hope that this will provide me with a clear understanding of their strengths and weaknesses for any future lesson planning I may have.
In comparing and contrasting Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction and the Lesson Plan provided, I found several similarities. Two such similarities were found in step two of the lesson plan [Lesson Learning Targets/ Objectives (1A) (1C)] and steps two and three of Robert Gagne’s Nine Steps of Instruction [Stimulate recall of prior learning (scaffolding)]. Both deal with identifying objectives prior to the lesson and reminding students of previous learning …show more content…

One of the differences also lies in the assessment process. In the lesson plan, step 3 in the process is to use a pre-assessment to identify baseline knowledge and skills while Gagne’s Nine Steps do not include this part of the process. Being able to identify where each student stands in the learning process of a specific subject or lesson could prove invaluable in planning the lesson. As a teacher, you would not want to start too far above or below the baseline knowledge of your students. This also may help you identify those that will need more or less help throughout the unit.
While baseline assessment is missing from Gagne’s Nine Steps, it does include “Enhance Retention and Transfer” (step 8) and the Lesson Plan does not. This step allows you to plan out ways to help students transfer the lesson into real life usable situations and provides experiences for practicing what is learned. This process of “over-learning” helps students with retention of the lesson which will help them again scaffold this knowledge into the next

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