PAR Model

PAR Model
PINPOINT
We can characterise good teaching as being
like a three-legged stool, and if a leg is missing
the stool falls over! Are your lessons up to PAR?
Geoff Petty
Lesson plan or teaching model?
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“dollops of feedback” throughout the lesson. Not just at the end.
The PAR cycle can revolve several times within a lesson. The
border images show appropriate techniques to use at each stage.
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This is not a simple three-part lesson plan. Based on
secure constructivit principles, the PAR model helps
teachers ensure there are, in the words of John Hattie,
GRAPHIC ORGANISERS
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DEMONSTRATIONS
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ASSERTIVE QUESTIONING
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MANIPULATIVES
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REFERENCES
Petty, G. (2006)
Evidence Based Teaching,
Nelson Thornes, Cheltenham
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ADVANCE ORGANISERS
Petty, G. (2009)
Teaching Today,
Nelson Thornes, Cheltenham
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