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A lesson or class is a structured period of time where learning is intended to occur. ... It involves one or more students (also called pupils or learners in some ... Lesson FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Forotheruses,seeLesson(disambiguation). Thisarticledoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Lesson" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(September2010)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Structuredperiodoftimewherelearningisintendedtooccur "TheDifficultLesson"byWilliam-AdolpheBouguereau(1884). Falconrylesson Alessonorclassisastructuredperiodoftimewherelearningisintendedtooccur.[citationneeded]Itinvolvesoneormorestudents(alsocalledpupilsorlearnersinsomecircumstances)beingtaughtbyateacherorinstructor.Alessonmaybeeitheronesectionofatextbook(which,apartfromtheprintedpage,canalsoincludemultimedia)or,morefrequently,ashortperiodoftimeduringwhichlearnersaretaughtaboutaparticularsubjectortaughthowtoperformaparticularactivity.Lessonsaregenerallytaughtinaclassroombutmayinsteadtakeplaceinasituatedlearningenvironment. Inawidersense,alessonisaninsightgainedbyalearnerintopreviouslyunfamiliarsubject-matter.Suchalessoncanbeeitherplannedoraccidental,enjoyableorpainful.Thecolloquialphrase"toteachsomeonealesson",meanstopunishorscoldapersonforamistaketheyhavemadeinordertoensurethattheydonotmakethesamemistakeagain.[citationneeded] Lessonscanalsobemadeentertaining.Whenthetermeducationiscombinedwithentertainment,thetermedutainmentiscoined. Contents 1Typesoflessons 2Lessonplan 3Etymology 4Seealso Typesoflessons[edit] Thepotentialformatandspeakstooneormorepeopleinthesameroomorspace.Thismaybesupplementedwithgesturesandtools.Alessonmayrangefromalecture,toademonstration,toadiscussionorablendofsomeofthesecommonpresentationmethods. Somelessonsmayinvolveworkbythestudent.Traditionallythismightincludereadingandwritingorcreatingsomething,perhapswhentheinstructorisnotpresent.Thestudentmayworkindependentlyorcollaboratewithothers. Morerecenttechnologieshaveexpandedthewayalessoncanbedelivered.Forexample:filmstrips,pre-recordedaudioandvideotapes,televisionprogramsandpodcastsaresomewaystodeliveroraddtoalesson.Distanceeducationtechniquessuchasvideoconferencing,orelectroniclearninginavirtuallearningenvironmenthaveallowedinteractivelessonstobepresentedtostudentswhomaynotbeinthesamephysicallocation.Thesetoolsoffernewsynchronous,asynchronousandblendedwaystodeliverlessons. Lessonplan[edit] Mainarticle:Lessonplan Teachersandinstructorsusuallyhavealessonplanwhichdictatesthestructureoftheteaching.Agroupoflessonsmaybelinkedtogetherinaunitplan,scheme,orwork.Thedetailoftheplanmayvarywithsomebeingasimplelistofwhatisgoingtobetaughtinalessonwithothersworkingincludingmuchmoredetail,suchasatimeplanandthelearningaimsandobjectives.Studentteachersandbeginningteachersareusuallyadvisedtoputagreatamountofdetailintothewrittenplan.Thisensuresthattheplanwillbecohesive,thatallthecomponentsofasuccessfullessonaretakencareof,andthatonehasachecklisttoensurethatpracticalitiesaretakencareof(e.g.,resources,scheduling,andclassroommanagementconsiderations).Furthermore,beginningteachersareoftenadvisedtoscriptsomesectionsforthemselves,suchasquestionstheymightaskthestudentsinordertogetadiscussiongoingatthebeginningofthelesson.Theexpectationisthattheteacherscanandshoulddepartfromthescriptwhenappropriate;improvisationisdefinitelyencouragedandthefactofhavingwrittenitoutinadvanceensuresthatanadequateamountofthoughthasbeenputintoitaheadoftime.Anotherreasonforincludingagreatamountofdetailisthatstudentteachersareoftenrequiredtosubmitlessonplansinadvancetotheirmentorteachersorprofessorsinordertoreceivefeedbackontheirideas.Whencreatingthelessonplanitisusualtolookatthefollowing: Theaims(thebroadergoalsofthelesson,whatitisreachingtowards) Theobjectives(thespecific,measurableoutcomesofthelesson–theparticularskillsorknowledgestudentsshouldhaveacquiredbyitsconclusion) Thenumberofattendeesandthestudent-teacherratio Thepreviousknowledgeofthelearners(whichmayormaynotbethesameforall)andhowthiswillbeactivatedatthestartofthelesson Themotivationofthelearners(schoolstudents,forexample,havenochoicebuttoattendsotheteachermustbuildsomekindofmotivationintothelesson) Thetimerequiredforeachsectionofteachingandlearning Theresourcesrequiredandavailable Cateringforthedifferentneeds(culturaldifferences,learningstyles,specialneeds)oftheindividuals Howthelessonistobeevaluated Etymology[edit] ThewordlessoncomesfromLatinlectio"theactionofreading(out)".Fromthere,thewordwasalsousedforthetextitself,veryoftenapassagefromtheBiblereadoutduringareligiousservice("firstlesson","secondlesson").Finally,anyportionofabooktobestudiedwasreferredtoasalesson. Seealso[edit] LookuplessoninWiktionary,thefreedictionary. Wikisourcehasthetextofthe1911EncyclopædiaBritannicaarticle"Lesson". 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