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CTET Class I to V 2012 Jan Paper

Question : 87

Total: 150

Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate are five important ‘Es’ in relation to effective teaching of Science.
To provide practical experiences to the students related to the concept of ‘Necessary conditions for germination’, a Science teacher asks them to do the following activities:
1. Soak seeds overnight and keep these is a wet cotton cloth.
2. Observe the seeds after two days and record the changes.
3. Read the book and attempt the given worksheet.
Which of the five ‘Es’ given above are not being covered in the above activities given by the teacher?

Engage and Evaluate
Explain and Elaborate
Explore and Evaluate
Engage and Explore

Validate

Solution:

The 5 E Model of Constructivism
The 5 E’s is an instructional model based on the Constructivist approach to learning, which says that learners build or construct new ideas on top of their old ideas. The 5 E’s can be used with students of all ages, including adults.
Each of the 5 E’s describes a phase of learning, and each phase begins with the letter “E”. Engage, Explore,Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. The 5 E’s allows students and teachers to experience common activities,to use and build on prior knowledge and experience,to construct meaning, and to continually assess their understanding of a concept.
Engage: This phase of the 5 E’s starts the process.
Students encounter the material, define their questions,lay the groundwork for their tasks, make connections from new to unknown and identify relevance. An“engage” activity should do the following:
1. Make connections between past and present learning experiences.
2. Anticipate activities and focus students thinking on the learning outcomes of current activities.
Students should become mentally engaged in the concept, process, or skill to be learned.
Explore: This phase of the 5 E’s provides students with a common base of experiences. Students directly involved with material, inquiry drives the process,teamwork is used to share and build knowledge base.
They identify and develop concepts, processes, and skills. During this phase, students actively explore their environment or manipulate materials.
Explain: This phase of the 5 E’s helps students explain the discoveries, processes and concepts they have been exploring. They have opportunities to verbalize their conceptual understanding or to demonstrate new skills or behaviors. This phase also provides opportunities for teachers to introduce formal terms, definitions, and explanations for concepts, processes, skills, or behaviours.
Elaborate: This phase of the 5 E’s extends students’conceptual understanding and allows them to practice skills and behaviours. Through new experiences, the learners develop deeper and broader understanding of major concepts, obtain more information about areas of interest, and refine their skills. They apply learning to other situations sometimes leading to a new inquiry.
Evaluate: This phase of the 5 E’s encourages learners to assess their understanding and abilities and lets teachers evaluate students’ understanding of key concepts and skill development. Rubrics, checklists,teacher interviews, portfolios, problem-based learning outputs, and embedded assessments are made use of.
Results are used to evaluate and modify further instructional needs.

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