Concept attainment is an indirect instructional strategy that compels students to identify distinguished characteristics of a given item or concept. Teachers give focus statements and presents examples accompanied by yes and no exemplars. Students try to compare the attribute of both positive and negative examples carefully. Build students ability to identify additional examples as yes or no by body gestures as suggested by the teacher. Students will provide the essential attributes of the concept then teacher confirm the definition according to the essential attributes. After that, students can generate their own examples and they learned to describe their thinking by identifying.
The Process as following:
1. Identify positive and negative examples of the item or concept that you are wishing to explain. List each example on a separate card.
2. Mix the cards then select one to use in the class. Identify it as a positive or negative example.
3. Continue selecting cards but allow the students to attempt to classify them as positive or negative examples.
4. Periodically ask the students if anyone can hazard a guess as to what the unknown concept could be.
5. Continue until the concept is identified correctly.
6. Have the students continue to suggest their own examples.
References
Gaikwad, P. (2011). Advanced instructional strategies [compendium]. Silang, Philippines: Adventist Institute of Advanced Studies.
Concept Attainment. (n.d.)Retrieved from http://www.saskschools.ca
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