Instructional Methodology Mid-Term

concept development model steps

listing

grouping

labeling

regrouping

synthesizing

inductive model steps

lesson introduction

divergent phase

convergent phase

closure

application

divergent thinking

question is presented, ideas are formed

convergent thinking 

facts come together to form an answer 

etymology

the origin of a word and its meaning

morphology

the parts of words

word learning takes place in steps

incrementality

words have more than one meaning

polysemy

a word has both a connotation and a denotation

multidimensionality

words depend on other words for ideas and meanings

interrelatedness

words are learned in different ways

heterogeneity

vocabulary acquisition model steps

pretest knowledge of words

elaborate on spellings and meanings

explore patterns of meaning

read and study

evaluate and posttest