The 5E Instructional Model
5Es Overview: “The 5E instructional
model”
What is a 5E instructional model?This model describes a teaching
sequence that can be used for entire programs, specific units and individual
lessons. NASA eClips™ supports the 5E constructivist learning cycle, helping
students build their own understanding from experiences and new ideas.
What are the 5Es?The 5Es represent five stages of a sequence for
teaching and learning: Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend (or
Elaborate), and
Evaluate.
ENGAGE: The purpose for the ENGAGE
stage is to pique student interest and get them personally involved in the
lesson, while pre-assessing prior understanding. During this
experience, students first encounter and identify the instructional task.
During the ENGAGE stage, students make connections between
past and present learning experiences, setting the organizational ground work
for upcoming activities. NASA eClips™ are designed to ENGAGE
students. Through discussions, the videos may be used to uncover students’
prior understanding. The video format arouses students’ curiosity and
encourages them to ask their own questions.
EXPLORE: The
purpose for the EXPLORE stage is to get students involved in the topic;
providing them with a chance to build their own understanding. In the
EXPLORATION stage the students have the opportunity to get
directly involved with phenomena and materials. As they work together in teams,
students build a set of common experiences which prompts sharing and
communicating. The teacher acts as a facilitator, providing materials and
guiding the students' focus. The students' inquiry process drives the
instruction during an exploration. Students are actively learning through
inquiry-based science instruction and engineering challenges. Emphasis is
placed on: Questioning, Data Analysis and Critical Thinking. NASA eClips™ help
students EXPLORE new topics on their own. Through
self-designed or guided exploration students make hypotheses, test their own
predictions, and draw their own conclusions.
EXPLAIN: The
purpose for the EXPLAIN stage is to provide students with an opportunity to
communicate what they have learned so far and figure out what it means.
EXPLAIN is the stage at which learners begin to
communicate what they have learned. Language provides motivation for sequencing
events into a logical format. Communication occurs between peers, with the
facilitator, and through the reflective process. Once students build their own
understanding, they may use NASA eClips™ to help summarize or
EXPLAIN their own ideas. These segments introduce vocabulary
in context and correct or redirect misconceptions.
EXTEND: The
purpose for the EXTEND stage is to allow students to use their new knowledge
and continue to explore its implications. At this stage students
expand on the concepts they have learned, make connections to other related
concepts, and apply their understandings to the world around them in new ways.
NASA eClips™ segments help students EXTEND and apply what they
learned to new and unfamiliar situations.
EVALUATE: The purpose
for the EVALUATION stage is for both students and teachers to determine how
much learning and understanding has taken place.
EVALUATE, the final "E", is an on-going diagnostic process
that allows the teacher to determine if the learner has attained understanding
of concepts and knowledge. Evaluation and assessment can occur at all points
along the continuum of the instructional process. Some of the tools that assist
in this diagnostic process are: rubrics, teacher observation, student
interviews, portfolios, project and problem-based learning products. Video
segments can be used to determine students’ depth of understanding. Students
will be excited to demonstrate their understanding through journals, drawings,
models and performance tasks.
Who developed the 5E model?The Biological Science Curriculum Study
(BSCS), a team led by Principal Investigator Roger Bybee, developed the
instructional model for constructivism, called the "Five Es". Other models have
been adapted from this model including the 6E and 7E models.
What is constructivism?Constructivism is a philosophy about learning
that proposes learners need to build their own understanding of new ideas. Two
of the most prominent constructivist researchers are: Jean
Piaget (stages of cognitive development) and Howard
Gardner (multiple intelligences).
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/5eteachingmodels/index.html
model”
What is a 5E instructional model?This model describes a teaching
sequence that can be used for entire programs, specific units and individual
lessons. NASA eClips™ supports the 5E constructivist learning cycle, helping
students build their own understanding from experiences and new ideas.
What are the 5Es?The 5Es represent five stages of a sequence for
teaching and learning: Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend (or
Elaborate), and
Evaluate.
ENGAGE: The purpose for the ENGAGE
stage is to pique student interest and get them personally involved in the
lesson, while pre-assessing prior understanding. During this
experience, students first encounter and identify the instructional task.
During the ENGAGE stage, students make connections between
past and present learning experiences, setting the organizational ground work
for upcoming activities. NASA eClips™ are designed to ENGAGE
students. Through discussions, the videos may be used to uncover students’
prior understanding. The video format arouses students’ curiosity and
encourages them to ask their own questions.
EXPLORE: The
purpose for the EXPLORE stage is to get students involved in the topic;
providing them with a chance to build their own understanding. In the
EXPLORATION stage the students have the opportunity to get
directly involved with phenomena and materials. As they work together in teams,
students build a set of common experiences which prompts sharing and
communicating. The teacher acts as a facilitator, providing materials and
guiding the students' focus. The students' inquiry process drives the
instruction during an exploration. Students are actively learning through
inquiry-based science instruction and engineering challenges. Emphasis is
placed on: Questioning, Data Analysis and Critical Thinking. NASA eClips™ help
students EXPLORE new topics on their own. Through
self-designed or guided exploration students make hypotheses, test their own
predictions, and draw their own conclusions.
EXPLAIN: The
purpose for the EXPLAIN stage is to provide students with an opportunity to
communicate what they have learned so far and figure out what it means.
EXPLAIN is the stage at which learners begin to
communicate what they have learned. Language provides motivation for sequencing
events into a logical format. Communication occurs between peers, with the
facilitator, and through the reflective process. Once students build their own
understanding, they may use NASA eClips™ to help summarize or
EXPLAIN their own ideas. These segments introduce vocabulary
in context and correct or redirect misconceptions.
EXTEND: The
purpose for the EXTEND stage is to allow students to use their new knowledge
and continue to explore its implications. At this stage students
expand on the concepts they have learned, make connections to other related
concepts, and apply their understandings to the world around them in new ways.
NASA eClips™ segments help students EXTEND and apply what they
learned to new and unfamiliar situations.
EVALUATE: The purpose
for the EVALUATION stage is for both students and teachers to determine how
much learning and understanding has taken place.
EVALUATE, the final "E", is an on-going diagnostic process
that allows the teacher to determine if the learner has attained understanding
of concepts and knowledge. Evaluation and assessment can occur at all points
along the continuum of the instructional process. Some of the tools that assist
in this diagnostic process are: rubrics, teacher observation, student
interviews, portfolios, project and problem-based learning products. Video
segments can be used to determine students’ depth of understanding. Students
will be excited to demonstrate their understanding through journals, drawings,
models and performance tasks.
Who developed the 5E model?The Biological Science Curriculum Study
(BSCS), a team led by Principal Investigator Roger Bybee, developed the
instructional model for constructivism, called the "Five Es". Other models have
been adapted from this model including the 6E and 7E models.
What is constructivism?Constructivism is a philosophy about learning
that proposes learners need to build their own understanding of new ideas. Two
of the most prominent constructivist researchers are: Jean
Piaget (stages of cognitive development) and Howard
Gardner (multiple intelligences).
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/5eteachingmodels/index.html