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== Definition ==

The '''Madeline Hunter method''' is a kind of [[direct instruction]] model and method mostly applied to [[lesson planning]].

This model is quite closely associated with typical general behaviorist/cognitivist [[instructional design model]]s like Gagne's[[Nine events of instruction]] and it incorporates [[mastery learning]] concepts.

There are many variants of this models, e.g. the simple [[WIPPEA]] lesson planning method.

== The model ==

Disclaimer: [[User:DSchneider|DSchneider]] did not read original work of M.Hunter. In the literature and web pages consulted, there are various variants of the typical "scenario steps". Usually it has either 7 or 8 steps.

=== From a preparation perspective ===

;(1) Objectives and standards
* Fix them

;(2) Prepare teaching materials
* Anticipation: Prepare materials to grab the student's attention and put him in "the right frame"
* Teaching: (input): Prepare "input" materials.
* Teaching (modeling): Prepare relevant examples that show what is expected
* Guide practice: Prepare exerices and other activities
* Closure: Rehearse a nice closing statement (that show what has been learnt, to point out important things, etc.)
* Independant practice: E.g. home work or group work. Should reinforce ''and'' engage learners in decontextualization (by have them work on examples from different context)

=== From a scenario perspective ===

;(1) Anticipation
* A short wake-up activity that get's the student's attention ''and'' interest
* e.g. a simple question, an example problem, 

;(2) Objectives, purpose, standards
* Tell the students what he will learn
* And (if necessary) how this knowledge will be tested

;(3) Input (teaching basic concepts and skills)
* Summarize definitions
* Demonstrate basic skills

;(4) Modeling (show)
* Demonstrate application of concepts and skill with a worked through example.

;(5) Guided practice
* have learners do exercises

;(6) Monitoring
* This is not precisely a step in time, monitoring has to be done in different ways:
* During and after steps 3 and 4, the teacher has to ''check for understanding'' (this is often presented as step number 5 in fact).
* After steps 5 and 6 students have to be tested which is different sort of "checking for understanding", e.g. if guided practice shows misunderstanding or bad understanding, go back to step 3 and/or 4 and adapt.

;(7) Independent practice 
* Students practice on their own (either in or out of class).

;(8) closure
* Wrap up

[http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/205/madelinehunter.htm Jonathan Mueller] presents the Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan format in a way [[User:DSchneider|DSchneider]] likes better. His outline separates more clearly different phases:
{{quotationbox | 
;Getting students set to learn
* Step 1: Review 
* Step 2: Anticipatory Set
* Step 3: Objective
;Instruction
* Step 4: Input and Modeling
;Checking for understanding
* Step 5: Checking Understanding
* Step 6: Guided Practice
;Independent practice
* Step 7: Independent Practice
}}

Note: Mueller points out that {{quotation | How are checking understanding and guided practice different? Checking understanding occurs in the process of instruction. Guided practice takes place just after instruction has occurred. Checking for understanding is often a whole-class process by observing body language or asking a simple question to the whole class. Guided practice may be done individually. Both involve quickly assessing whether students understand what has just been presented.}}

== Links ==

* [http://www.humboldt.edu/%7Etha1/hunter-eei.html Some Basic Lesson Presentation Elements] (presents the Madeline Hunter Method).

* [http://template.aea267.iowapages.org/lessonplan/ Madeline Hunter's Lesson Plan]. 

* [http://faculty.leeu.edu/~bestes/resources/whitepaper.htm A White Paper on Lesson Planning] by Cliff Schimmels.

* [http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/articles/Formatting_Lesson_Plans:_The_Madeline_Hunter_Lesson_Design_Model.html Formatting Lesson Plans: The Madeline Hunter Lesson Design Model]

* [http://coe.nevada.edu/ckeeler/LessonPlanTemplates/hunter.html Hunter Method] by Christy Keeler. This includes an example.

* [http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/205/madelinehunter.htm Madeline Hunter's Lesson Plan Format] by 

== References ==

* Burns Alvin C., (2006) Teaching experientially with the Madeline Hunter Method: An application in a marketing research course, Simulation & Gaming, Vol. 37, No. 2, 284-294, DOI: 10.1177/1046878106287954 [http://sag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/37/2/284 Abstract] PDF {{ar}}

* Hunter, M. (1982). Mastery teaching. El Segundo, CA: TIP Publications.

* Hunter, M. (1985). What's wrong with Madeline Hunter? Educational Leadership, 42(5), 57-60.

* Hunter, Robin (2004). Madeline Hunter's Mastery Teaching, Corwin Press. ISBN 076193930X (Seems to be the most popular modern M. Hunter method textbook)

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[[Category: Instructional design methods]]