Compilation of The Different Instructional Strategies
Compilation of The Different Instructional Strategies
Compilation of The Different Instructional Strategies
As future educators, we must be equipped with the essential skills to fulfil that noble
duty. To be an educator is not an easy task, passing on knowledge especially to today's
generation of learners is quite challenging. Each learner is unique, they have their
different ways of learning better, which is why it is important to be knowledgeable of the
different strategies that we can use to provide better instruction to learners that would
be more engaging for them. The following are the different activities under these
strategies that we may use.
Direct Strategies are utilized to catch the learners' attention into direct
communication. The Direct instruction strategy is highly teacher-directed and is
among the most commonly used. This strategy includes methods such as
lecture, didactic questioning, explicit teaching, practice and drill, and
demonstrations. It is effective for providing information or developing step-by-
step skills. This strategy also works well for introducing other teaching methods,
or actively involving students in knowledge construction. Direct instruction is
usually deductive. While this strategy may be considered among the easier to
plan and to use, it is clear that effective direct instruction is often more complex
than it would first appear.
Possible Methods
Structured Overview- A structured overview is a graphic organizer used to
arrange the key words and concepts on a topic. They may be completed
individually or collaboratively. The words are organized in a hierarchical
structure, beginning with the topic heading.
Drill & Practice - the term drill and practice is defined as a method of
instruction characterized by systematic repetition of concepts, examples, and
practice problems. Drill and practice is a disciplined and repetitious exercise,
used as a means of teaching and perfecting a skill or procedure.
Guided & Shared - Guided practice means students use the strategy as the
teacher provides targeted and differentiated support. On the other hand,
Shared practice means that the teacher provides explicit instruction and
feedback as the students participate in the strategy.
1) Reading- considered as a thinking process. It allows the reader to use
what he or she may already know, also called prior knowledge. During this
processing of information, the reader uses strategies to understand what
they are reading, uses themes to organize ideas, and uses textual clues to
find the meanings of new words.
2) Listening- listening skills are needed to develop empathy and
understanding with the students and to assess whether they understand
what they are being taught.
3) Viewing- It refers to perceiving, examining, interpreting, and construction
meaning from visual images and is crucial to improving comprehension of
print and nonprint materials. This is the skill to be taught as the learners
are exposed to multimedia.
4) Thinking - Thinking is manipulating information, as when we form
concepts, engage in problem solving, reason and make decisions.
Case Studies - In case study education, real-life experiences are used as the
basis for learning. Instead than depending on teachers to explain the problem
or issue and report the answer, this approach encourages students to
investigate the topic and utilize critical thinking to arrive at a solution, choice,
or action.
Concept Mapping - Concept Maps are diagrams that depict concepts, ideas,
and their connections. In education, science, medical, and management
courses, concept maps are critical for increasing meaningful learning in
students and for reflecting the knowledge and expertise of people and teams.
Students are encouraged to investigate the topic, ask questions, and
exchange ideas rather than having the teacher tell them what they need to
know.
Role Playing - in role playing, arts and history may be combined. Assigning
students to roleplay, relive the lives of men joining the Katipunan, or portraying
the process of joining the Katipunan. They may apply their artistic personality
with their knowledge of history.
Personal Finance - Understanding the use of money in the world has many
possible lenses which can be combined in a project or investigated separately.
Math: Set up a budget given a salary. What must come out of it? Rent, gas,
food, utilities, medical expenses, recreation, clothing
Social studies: How citizenship affects your living, taxes, employment,
choices on where you want to live.
Communication arts: Make phone calls to check on setting up living
arrangements, etc.
Reading and Writing: Applications, filling out forms, using newspapers/ads.
Science: Tools to tend to house and yard, energy conservation.
News Analysis - To launch the exercise, you must play a news clip that
discusses a local, national, or international topic. Then, give students a related
question to solve either individually or in teams. For example, the clip can be
about a store shutting down. Using skills and concepts from different subjects,
ask students to determine an ideal new location for it. They can volunteer to
present their solutions, answering questions from classmates
World Traveler - Let students plan vacations, building research skills while
touching on core subjects. You need to designate time for independent study in a
library or computer room, as students work to create week-long travel itineraries
to their ideal destinations. The product should, for example, include information
about: Landmarks and their historical significance, Popular foods, dishes and the
predominant cuisine, Languages or dialects spoken in the area or country,
Cultural events that take place in the area or country. This interdisciplinary
activity lends itself to second-language classes. For example, students could
write itineraries in French for a trip to Paris or Montréal. To wrap up the exercise,
you can explore some destinations with your class using technology such as
Google Earth.
All About Weather - Connect science with social studies by presenting a unit
that explores the impact of weather. Many elementary science curricula have
units about weather and atmosphere, which you can supplement by studying
how they affect societies. For example, examine diverse regions and countries,
looking into how climate influences labor, agriculture and cultural practices.
Students can deliver products that depict how weather has historically shaped life
and ecology in the area.
There are many possible activities that we may use to engage learners in the
instruction. Various sources crowd the internet with their fascinating and creative way of
formulating activities. Utilizing these activities and contextualizing them for a much more
relatable process is important to engage students. As we specialize in Social Studies
Secondary Education, and with the undeniable negative attitude of some students
towards the discipline, it is very important that we know a variety of strategies to make
the teaching and learning process engaging, fun and exciting for students. For when the
students are engaged, they are learning, and with that learning is the hope for a
sustainable future.
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Amit, Edu
Decio, Jelyn
Gubalane, Jhomer
Lauron, Leomar
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