Educational Psychology / Unit 10 EDP 0918 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Holding Attention
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The idea
Attention is held with a learning set, such as Hunter's anticipatory set, and Ausubel's advance organizers, and by activating students' prior knowledge so new material has somewhere to attach.
In practice
"Remember how we measured our shadows? Today we find out why they change length."
Where people slip
Both devices reappear from unit six; here they serve the structuring step.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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