Some blog followers might be interested in a post of the above title. The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Re: NCLB Worries Scientists," which included reference to "Will the No Child Left Behind Act Promote Direct Instruction of Science?" [Hake (2005)], Chemed-L's “Scitch” wrote (paraphrasing): " 'Direct Instruction' has a very specific meaning in K-12 education, is not 'pure lecture,' and has been defined by John Hattie (2008) in 'Visible Learning'." I disagree with Scitch that there is any general agreement in K-12 or elsewhere on the meaning of either "Direct Instruction" or "direct instruction." Instead, I agree with Klahr and Li that “those engaged in discussions about implications and applications of educational research [should] focus on clearly defined instructional methods and procedures, rather than vague labels and outmoded '-isms.' ”
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/32728 .
Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University
Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands
President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII)
rrhake@earthlink.net
http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake
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http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com
http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake
Hake, R.R. 2010. "What's Direct Instruction? (was Re: NCLB Worries Scientists) #2" online on the OPEN! NetGold archives at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/32728 . Post of 10 May 2010 19:22-0700 to NetGold.