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Concept Comparison Routine

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Instructional materials for this component of the Strategic Instruction Model are available only through professional development sessions conducted by certified SIM instructors.

The Concept Comparison Routine is used to help students compare and contrast key concepts.

Research with students enrolled in general secondary science and social studies classes showed that students correctly answered substantially more test questions related to information that had been presented through the use of the routine than test questions related to information presented using traditional teaching methods.

Students with LD and other low-achieving students correctly answered an average of 71.2 percent (LD) and 86.4 percent (NLD) of the test questions associated with information presented through the use of the routine, compared to 56.7 percent (LD) and 62.6 percent (NLD) of the questions associated with information presented through traditional means. The experimental study involved 107 students.