The 7es Model of Instruction
The 7es Model of Instruction
The 7es Model of Instruction
This model
emphasizes the
“transfer of
learning” and
the importance
of eliciting prior
understanding
7E’s of the Learning Cycle
Developed by
Arthur Eisenkraft
Formative Assessment
The Elicit Phase
Introduce topic/task What Can You Do ?
Activate prior • Read a paragraph
learning • Show a video clip
Set the stage for • Give them a
your transition into diagram/picture
the Engage phase • present them with a
problem
Key: • Class demonstration
Teacher Questioning
The Engage Phase
Try to connect
This is where you
the concepts to
need to capture the
students’ attention their everyday
lives .. Why do
You need to give they need to
students something study/know
to think about this?
What
What would
do you you
know? like to
do?
The Explore Phase
Gives students a Accomplished
chance to through:
investigate the Teacher
topic by:
Demonstrations
Observing
Teacher
Analyzing
questioning
Hypothesizing
Reading activities
Constructing Internet searches
Organizing
The Explain Phase
Teacher
This is your
assesses this
traditional
phase of
teaching phase.
learning usually
Concepts and through teacher
new terminology questioning or a
are presented scaffolding
activity
The Elaborate Phase
This is where Accomplished
through:
students apply
Compare and
their new contrast activities
knowledge Hypothetical
situations – not
The knowledge identical
must be This is Distance
extended into Transfer of
new situations Learning
The Evaluate Phase
Includes both Evaluations should
include questions
Formative and
relating to the aspects
Summative learned through the
Assessment. process.
Information gathered
Formative from the elaborate and
Assessments extend phases should
should be used all be used as part of the
phase of the cycle evaluation phase … it
is an assessment!
The Extend Phase
Is a continuation In the
of the Elaborate Classroom, this
phase … is often given as
applying “extra credit” to
knowledge to challenge your
new and “gifted students”
different
situations All students should
be challenged
Is This Model for You?