Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction

Gagné proposed that learning takes place when the processes for transformation of information into memory are activated. Therefore, he believed that the goal of instruction should be to facilitate this activation. The nine events of instruction are proposed to do that. These events do not always have to all be implemented in every lesson, and the order is not always the same.

1.Gaining Attention

•Ring a bell, turn on and off lights
•Put a picture on the overhead, have them look at it
• Have a problem or a question on the board for students before lesson starts

2.Informing the Learner of the Objective

 • Tell students what they will be learning
• Show an example of what they will be able to do at the end of the lesson
• Demonstrate what they will be able to do at the end of the lesson

3.Stimulating Prior Knowledge

 • Ask recall questions about what they already learned
• Remind students of previous lessons
• Have students brainstorm about what they already know about topic

4.Presenting the Lesson

 •Present the material to be taught( lecture, video, reading, demonstration etc.)

5.Providing Learner Guidance

 •Allow student to practice what has been learned by doing it with the teacher facilitating

6.Eliciting Performance

 •Give students a task to do independently to see if they have learned what was taught

7.Providing Feedback

 •Let students know how they did on the task they were to accomplish

8. Assessing performance

 •Evaluate the student's performance on the independent task

10.Enhancing retention and transfer

•Provide activities and strategies which will help the students put the information into their long term memories and be able to apply the skills that they have learned to new
situations.

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