Concept Formation Studies

Concept Formation Research

“Concept Formation” is a teaching strategy that helps students form a clear understanding of a concept, theory or idea through studying the idea’s origin or its history of development. As the name implies, the concept formation strategy allows students to understand the way models and concepts are initially formed.

Prior research indicates that concept formation is an essential component of student achievement. It helps students see the relevance and importance of the theory or idea. And it makes the subject matter more understandable. Concept Formation is also an inductive learning process which emphasizes how concepts are refined after they are initially developed. Therefore, all of our research projects are designed to apply concept formation to the theories and models we are evaluating.

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Origins of the Diffusion Paradigm

Walter Robertson

Chasm Theory Development: The Complete History

DRI Staff

Gestalt Reinvention: A Model for Accelerating Innovation-Adoption

Article by Warren Schirtzinger [republished with permission]

10 Methods to Accelerate the Adoption of a New Product

Walter Robertson

Innovation Disruption: Overcoming the Fear of Change

DRI Staff

Adoption of Innovations Explained

Jennifer Kenny