Teacher directed instruction

the teacher controls the content and guides the presentation of the lesson. One-way delivery.

lectures, guided practice, questioning, demonstrations, independent practice or homeowrk.

presenting a great deal of material to a large group of students in a short time. The best way to introduce new concepts, teach lower-level thinking skills, and appeal to students with cognitive difficulties

Effective ONLY for lower-level skills and doesn't encourage enough student participation in the learning process

Teacher provides an oral, written, or visual summary or outline of a topic at the beginning of a lesson. Helps students see the big picture

teacher simply presents new material to passively listening students. Teacher should try to lecture in ways taht are stimulating and engaging to students imagination

The teacher directs the students' attention toward specific learning goals in a highly structured procedure. Explanation, demonstration, and practice.

Lower level skills such as memorization of spelling rules or arithmetic procedures are mastered through repetitive practice. "rote learning".