A five-phase lesson structure for metacognitive strategy instruction on divergent thinking¶

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Description¶

The intervention lesson followed a structured sequence of five phases: (1) orientation on metacognitive knowledge activating prior conceptions of creativity, (2) metacognitive strategy instruction exemplifying divergent thinking with visual examples, (3) divergent thinking strategy instruction explaining and exercising the twelve strategies, (4) application through independent use of strategies, and (5) evaluation through reflection and prediction. The authors state that "the specific order of lesson phases was based on studies about the structuring of instructional-learning episodes," grounding the sequence in instructional design theory.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Each phase builds on the previous one; explicit instruction and teacher modeling are central to phases 2 and 3
Whole-class discussion and peer feedback are used to integrate and evaluate new knowledge

Constraints¶

Designed and tested as a 50-minute lesson within a secondary visual arts curriculum

Target Learners¶

Grade-11 secondary school students in visual arts education

Learning Goals¶

Build metacognitive knowledge and skills for regulating divergent thinking strategies to generate original ideas

Claims¶

Strategy Instruction Improves Divergent Thinking [+M]

Writing Lab six-lesson lesson-series pattern alternating divergent and convergent thinking with a fixed compare-contrast, generate, select, apply, evaluate activity cycle

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

van de Kamp, M.-T., Admiraal, W., & Rijlaarsdam, G. (2016). Becoming original: effects of strategy instruction. Instructional Science, 44, 543–566. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-016-9384-y

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`title`	`A five-phase lesson structure for metacognitive strategy instruction on divergent thinking`
`description`	`The intervention lesson followed a structured sequence of five phases: (1) orientation on metacognitive knowledge activating prior conceptions of creativity, (2) metacognitive strategy instruction exemplifying diverge...`
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`sources`	1 — `van-de-kamp-2016`

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