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Christian Teaching Ministry

Lesson 6 Writing Lesson Aims

Steps of Bible Teaching


Studying
Focusing
Who is my audience?

Structuring

Teaching
Evaluating

The Learning Process


All teachers seek the meaningful transfer of

learning in their students.


Situation A

Situation B

Meaningful: Related to

prior learning and experience.

Transfer: Moving

knowledge from information storage to actualization in daily life.

The Learning Process


All teachers seek the meaningful transfer of

learning in their students.

Bible teachers seek the meaningful transfer of

biblical truth to daily life in their students.

Biblical Truth

Daily Life

Application

Positive and Negative Transfer


Positive Transfer
Successfully connecting

Negative Transfer
Occurs when previous

previous learning with present learning or application.

learning interferes with present learning or application.

Specific and General Transfer


Specific Transfer
When a rule, fact, or skill

General Transfer
Applying new information,

learned in one situation is applied in another very similar situation. basketball coach to coach hockey.

attitudes, or skills learned in other, often dissimilar situations. basketball coach to manage a business.

Example: Using skills as a

Example: Using skills as a

Low- and High-Road Transfer


Low-Road Transfer
Spontaneous, automatic

High-Road Transfer
Conciously and reflectively

transfer of highly practiced skills with little need for reflective thinking.

applying abstract knowledge learned in one situation to a different situation. Bibles teaching on the image of God to the question of abortion.

Example: Washing cars

and doing karate chops in the movie Karate Kid.

Example: Applying the

The Pedagogical Idea


Fact: Students will most

effectively transfer learning to daily living when a single, clearly expressed idea or generalization is taught. single big idea that the author intended the readers to grasp.

Every Bible passage has a

Every Bible lesson should

have a single pedagogical idea that the teacher intends the students to grasp.

The Big Ideas


Exegetical Idea
What is the author

Pedagogical Idea
What do I want my

saying?

students to learn? the Student.

Focuses on the world of

the Bible.

Focuses on the world of

Both state the same, basic truth.

Developing the Pedagogical Idea


1.

Begin with the exegetical idea (the Big Idea of the Bible passage). Consider the student. State the Pedagogical Idea.

Exegetical Idea

2. 3.

Pedagogical Idea

Needs Analysis

Daniel 4
Exegetical Idea
Gods humbling of

Pedagogical Idea
Believers today can take

Nebuchadnezzar reminds the Israelites of Gods continued sovereignty, even during their captivity.

comfort in Gods sovereignty during times of personal crisis. comfort in Gods sovereignty during times of religious persecution.

The Church can take

Etc

The Three Types of Bible College Student


We all gravitate towards

one of these extremes. to teach from our own tendencies. in all three areas.

When we teach, we tend Big Head Big Heart Big Hands

The goal in life is balance When we teach, we

should teach to all areas of the person.

Blooms Domains of Learning

Cognitive Thinking and Knowing

Affective Values and Attitudes

Behavioral Actions and Skills

Acts 2:32

When the people heard this

They were cut to the heart

And said Brothers, what shall we do?

The Lesson Aims


A statement that describes the kind of learning

and life change expected in the students. aims:

Every good lesson should have at least three


Cognitive: What or how will the students think? Affective: What or how will the students feel?

Behavioral: What will the students do?

Characteristics of Good Aims


Student-centered.
Clear and Brief. Express a specific Use action verbs. Answer the question, How

behavior, attitude, or skill.

do I want my students to change?

Writing the Aims

Learning Verb Students will _________________ Lesson Concept the ________________ by Desired Response ____________________________.

Pedagogical Idea: Rather than competing among peers for recognition and acceptance, students should focus on cultivating unity in the body by practicing true humility.
Cognitive Lesson Aim Students will recognize the principle of humility as being the key to unity in the body by examining the teaching of Paul and the example of Christ outlined in Philippians 2. Affective Lesson Aim Students will take to heart the importance of humility in the body by beginning to consider not only their own best interests, but also the interests of others.

Behavioral Lesson Aim Students will practice humility in their day-to-day lives by looking for and committing to opportunities for service rather than opportunities for recognition in their church, schools, and circles of friends.

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