Each teaching strategy has its own strengths and weaknesses. Direct Instruction is terrific for developing basic skills and knowledge. However, it does not develop those skills or knowledge into practical uses.
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences tells us that not all students learn the same way. Some learn through visuals, others through words, logic and numbers, rhythmitically, tactiley, etc. The Information Processing Model and the teaching strategies that fall under it's umbrella help students to reach the higher levels of thinking, as proposed by Bloom's Taxonomy.
Through the Information Processing Model, students are engaged in developing their own understandings of the information that is provided to them. They realize how it applies to their lives, how they see it's use in their learning, their lives, and their futures.
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences tells us that not all students learn the same way. Some learn through visuals, others through words, logic and numbers, rhythmitically, tactiley, etc. The Information Processing Model and the teaching strategies that fall under it's umbrella help students to reach the higher levels of thinking, as proposed by Bloom's Taxonomy.
Through the Information Processing Model, students are engaged in developing their own understandings of the information that is provided to them. They realize how it applies to their lives, how they see it's use in their learning, their lives, and their futures.
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