Procedure Using 5. Principle Using 6. Generic Skills 8. Copyright 1999 by Charles M. Reigeluth. Concept classification is one of the most common types of learning.
Principles describe changes in things.
For example, the law of supply and demand describes relationships among changes in price, supply, and demand. Those three concepts must be mastered before the law of supply and demand can be mastered. For example, the procedure for dividing fractions indicates that the divisor must be inverted, the resulting numerators must be multiplied to form the new numerator, and the denominators must be multiplied to form the new denominator. Also, procedures often require the use of tools to perform a step, and those tools are concepts. Given the importance of concept classification, it is essential that we know how to teach it well.