Gange’s Nine Steps of Instruction are :
1 - Gain attention of the students
2 - Inform Student’s of the Objectives
3 - Stimulate recall of prior knowledge
4 - Present the content
5 - Provide learning guidance
6 - Elicit performance (practice)
7 - Provide Feedback
8 - Assess Performance
9 - Enhance retention and transfer to the job
These are applicable to both the brick and mortar classroom as well as the digital classroom. They may look different though. The brick and mortar classroom will ask students to come to attention at the start of the class, then proceed to highlight the objectives with a teacher traditionally at the head of the class maintaining class obedience and attention. Digital Classrooms, like this one will have a list of objectives, assignments, and videos posted in predetermined locations so that students can review them at will.
As it applies to a K-5 class, students cannot be relied on to self pace themselves through the course. Teachers or other adults must be on hand to aide students in direction and instruction and staying on task. Older students can take on more responsibility to pace themselves. K-5 classrooms may be more successful to share Ganges Steps of Instruction.
Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center (2018). Gange's Nine Events of Instruction. [pdf] Northern Illinois University, pp.1-3. Available at: https://www.niu.edu/facdev/_pdf/guide/learning/gagnes_nine_events_instruction.pdf [Accessed 1 Feb. 2018].
