{"id":1145,"date":"2019-05-20T17:06:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T17:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-education\/?post_type=chapter&p=1145"},"modified":"2019-05-20T17:07:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T17:07:34","slug":"the-learning-cycle","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-education\/chapter\/the-learning-cycle\/","title":{"raw":"The Learning Cycle","rendered":"The Learning Cycle"},"content":{"raw":"It is not hard to learn more. What is hard, is to unlearn when you discover yourself wrong.\u00a0<\/em>\r\n
Martin H. Fischer<\/em><\/div>\r\n
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About this teacher move<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n\r\nA Learning Cycle lesson can be used for any content area in which the goal is to create a motivational learning context in which students are actively engaged in exploring, discussing, and synthesizing information. The\u00a0Learning Cycle<\/a>\u00a0approach to instructional planning capitalizes on what is known about\u00a0how people learn<\/a>\u00a0and is designed to cause lasting changes in a student\u2019s conceptual understanding. The model used here was adapted from the 5E Learning Cycle popularized by the\u00a0Biological Sciences Curriculum Study<\/a>. Although this Learning Cycle framework is geared toward building individual lessons, the Learning Cycle approach is more commonly applied when designing\u00a0instructional units<\/a>\u00a0that consist of multiple lessons.\r\n\r\nEach step in a learning cycle serves a different purpose and incorporates specially structured activities. What makes this type of lesson format particularly effective is its emphasis on active engagement of the learner and that it requires students to explore their prior understanding as they encounter new material. Finally, the 5 E Model provides opportunities that challenge students to apply these new understanding in novel, but related situations.\r\n\r\nLearning Cycles cast teachers in the role of curriculum developers. During the lesson\u2019s actual implementation, teacher responsibilities vary according to what happens during each stage of the Learning Cycle. Sometimes the situation calls for direct instruction. In cases where activities are more student-centered, the teacher plays a less prominent, background role.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Implementing this teacher move<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n\r\n1. Choose a topic and identify the related student\u00a0Learning Expectations<\/a>\u00a0to which the topic is aligned.\r\n\r\n2.\u00a0\u00a0Design an assessment<\/a>\u00a0that is closely tied to the Learning Expectations that you are targeting. Build a corresponding scoring rubric if necessary.\r\n\r\n3. Apply the focusing questions in the Learning Cycle framework to determine the ideal stage for introducing an activity.\r\n