Overview of Concept Teaching

• What are the four phases of a concept lesson?
• What are the major learner outcomes of a concept lesson?
• What type of learning environment works best for concept lessons?

Theoretical and Empirical Support

• What kind of relationships exist between concepts and higherlevel thinking?
• What are the critical features of different kinds of concepts?
• What are the differences between critical and noncritical attributes?
• What are Piaget's four stages of human development?
• Name Bruner's three modes of learning.

Planning and Conducting Concept Lessons

• What are the major planning tasks associated with concept teaching?
• How do inductive concept lessons differ from those that use a deductive approach?
• What are the four phases of the concept teaching model? What types of teacher behaviors are associated with each?
• What steps can teachers take to adapt concept lessons for students of differing abilities and backgrounds?
• How does the use of examples and nonexamples differ in inductive and deductive concept lessons?
• Why is it important to help students analyze their own thinking processes?

Managing the Learning Environment

• What are the key features of the learning environment for concept teaching?
• What factors should teachers consider when they think about how to assess students' conceptual learning?