Gagnes Instructional

Events

Gagnes Principles
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(3)
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(5)
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Gaining attention (reception)

Informing learners of the objective (expectancy)
Stimulating recall of prior learning (retrieval)
Presenting the stimulus (selective perception)
Providing learning guidance (semantic encoding)
Eliciting performance (responding)
Providing feedback (reinforcement)
Assessing performance (retrieval)
Enhancing retention and transfer ( generalization)

Nine Instructional Events

Event of
Instruction
1. Gaining
Attention

Lesson Example/
Conditions of
Learning
Teacher tells learners
how she has used
PowerPoint
in
the
classroom.
Shows an example or
a PowerPoint.
Asks
learners
questions about using
PowerPoint.

Rationale
Giving
background
information
creates
validity.
The use of multimedia
grabs the audiences
attention.
Asking questions in the
beginning creates an
interactive
atmosphere.

2.
Informing Teacher says, Today Make learners aware of
the Learner of we are going to work what to expect so that
the Objective on using a multimedia they are aware and

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3. Stimulating
Recall of Prior
Learning

For this particular

group of learners,
they have learned
previously
about
Microsoft
Windows,
particularly Microsoft
Word.
Teacher
associates
this
knowledge
with
lesson at hand.

When
learning
something
new,
assessing
prior
knowledge is a major
factor in the process
of
acquiring
new
information.

4. Presenting
the Stimulus

Teacher
gives
students
hands-on,
step-by-step tutorial
on using Microsoft
PowerPoint.

The
goal
is
information
acquisition, therefore,
the
stimulus
employed is written
content
and
the
actual
software
program.

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5. Providing
Learner
Guidance

Teacher
demonstrates how to
create
a
presentation, Teacher
moves around and
shows students how
to use the tools to
type text, add links,
add symbols and clip
art, insert videos and
diagrams,
use
sounds, etc. Learners
are allowed to try the
tools demonstrated
in partners on their
computers.

Teacher
uses
discovery learning
because learners are
adults and it gives
them the freedom to
explore.
Teacher
facilitates the learning
process
by
giving
hints and cues when
needed. Since the
audience
are
preservice with some
basic
level
of
technology skills and
the software program
is easy to follow and
understand, guidance

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6. Eliciting
Performance

Teacher
asks
students
to
demonstrate
PowerPoint tools.

Requiring the learner

to produce based on
what has been taught
enables the learner to
confirm their learning.
Regular
feedback
enhances learning.

7. Giving Feedback

Teacher
gives
immediate feedback
to
learners
after
eliciting responses.

8. Assessing
Performance

Assign a practice
activity Create an
electronic story book
using
Microsoft
PowerPoint. Teacher
checks work.

Independent practice
forces students to use
what they learned and
apply it. Assessing
such gives instructors
a means of testing
student
learning

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9. Enhancing
Retention and
Transfer

Teacher asks learners

to create activities
using
PowerPoint
presentation for 6th
Grade pupils. Teacher
also assigns learner
to
teach
another
learner how to make
PowerPoint
presentations.

Applying learning in
real-life situations is a
step towards Mastery
Learning.