Set Induction & Examples

Set Induction

Set is a mental state of readiness

Induction brings it on

Set Induction gets learners thinking and ready for the lesson

Anticipatory Set is another name used

Set induction should:

Contain a statement of the learning

Relate the objective

Involve the learner in the learning

State of Learning

Provides a reference point between what the student knows and the new material, thus creating a link from one lesson or class to the next.

Relate the Objective

Relating the objective to some experience past, present and future helps in retention and transfer at a later time.

Techniques for Involvement of the Learner in the Learning

Covert                         

Overt

Questions

Activity

Pictures

Objects

Cartoons

Stories

Anecdotes

Outlines

Transparencies

Summarizing

Facilitating Sets

Used to summarize information presented in previous lessons

Used to summarize information that will occur

Emphasizes the cognitive aspects of a new lesson by reviewing or summarizing

Motivating Sets

Catch the students attention

Arouses curiosity

Poses interesting questions

Uses dramatic appeal

Creates a need or interest

Induces an affective or emotional response

Summary

It is best to provide both motivating and facilitating sets

Monitor behavior by involving students in overt behavior.

ref : http://www.ualr.edu/crgrable/id99.htm