Of all the components in a lesson, the preparation component is the most important. This component pulls the learner into the lesson and establishes what they will accomplish by the lesson's end. To check your understanding of each element in the preparation component, click, hold, and drag the following buttons to their appropriate place on the image below. If you are correct, the button will stay where it was placed. If incorrect, the button will snap back to its original position.
Simply stated, the title element is the title of the module.
Its placement above the anticipatory set and learner objective is strategic
and anchors the learner's context for the lesson within the larger framework
of the module and the course.
The anticipatory set is one of the tricks of the trade for drawing learners into a lesson. In traditional classroom instruction, the anticipatory set can range from an interesting demonstration for which the instruction will later explain, to simple queries which pique the learner's interest; making them want to know more (Socrates was fond of this method).
At the beginning of each knowledge bank lesson, you will find the latter;
a simple query which is answered by exploring the lesson's content.