Sequential Lesson Plan Frameworks
D.Antonio Cantu, Wilson J. Warren · 2016
The first formal educational approach, sophistic dialogue, dates back to the fifth century. In an attempt to impart knowledge, the elder Sophists employed a group discussion or what became known as the sophistic dialogue technique, that would remain the dominating pedagogical approach for centuries thereafter. I By the late seventeenth century, however, John Locke&s;s tabula rasa or blank slate theory became the guiding philosophical force in academia.2 Following the efficiency movement of the early twentieth century, championed by the psychologist Edward Thorndike, American education entered the modern era. Ralph Tyler&s;s "rationale" served to usher in this new age of teaching, with its emphasis on curriculum design and educational objectives.3 Soon, other educators would develop similar curriculum and instruction models that provided teachers with a series of sequential frameworks for designing lesson plans, each with their own unique curricular syntax.