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What is its purpose?
 "Concept
attainment is designed to clarify
ideas
and
to introduce aspects of content. It
engages students into formulating a concept through the use of illustrations,
word cards or specimens called examples. Students who catch onto the idea before
others are able to resolve the concept and then are invited to suggest their own
examples, while other students are still trying to form the concept. For this
reason, concept attainment is well suited to classroom use because all thinking
abilities can be challenged throughout the activity. With experience, children
become skilled at identifying relationships in the word cards or specimens. With
carefully chosen examples, it is possible to use concept attainment to teach
almost any concept in all subjects." Can you also create these learning
experiences in the online setting?
Advantages:
 | Conceptual flexibility is built into
the model |
| The tolerance for ambiguity is built
into the model |
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The learners are able to actively construct connections
between what they already know and what they will be learning |
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Learners are able examine a concept from multiple
perspectives
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Learners actively sort out relevant information
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Learners extend their knowledge of a concept by classifying more than one example of
that concept |
| Learners go beyond
associating one key term with a concept for better retention and
comprehension
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Berezowski, K., Clark, T., Cochlin, S., Karagat, S., Kindrachuk, L.,
Klopoushak, A., et al. (2001). Instructional Strategies. Retrieved February 12,
2004, from
http://schools.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/strats/cattain/index.html
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