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Generalizations from Classroom Instruction That Works

المؤلف:  Jane D. Hill Kathleen M. Flynn

المصدر:  Classroom Instruction that works with English Language Learners

الجزء والصفحة:  P27-C3

2025-09-03

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Generalizations from Classroom Instruction That Works

Three generalizations on setting objectives can be drawn from the research in Classroom Instruction That Works.

1. Setting goals for instruction helps students focus attention on information specifically related to the goals.

2. Teachers should encourage students to personalize the learning goals identified for them. Once instructional goals are established, students should be urged to adapt them to personal needs and desires. ELLs can be encouraged to do so by using sentence starters such as “I want to know . . .” or “I wonder if . . . .”

3. Goals should not be too specific, as this will limit learning. A narrow learning goal (e.g., “Given five practice sessions, students will be able to connect 10 pictures with their matching vocabulary terms with 80 percent accuracy”) will restrict the breadth of learning for ELLs. They will do better with a more general goal, such as “Students will be able to predict meanings of weather vocabulary by drawing pictures.”