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Berlin Model

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The Berlin Model, in German the Berliner Modell, is a framework for lesson planning and instructional decision-making developed by the German educationalist Paul Heimann (1901-1967). Heimann also called it the teaching-learning theoretical didactics, distinguishing it from Wolfgang Klafki's more idealistic developmental education theory, which Heimann considered too abstract to guide real classroom decisions. The model is meant to let teachers analyze their own lessons on an empirical, objective basis, giving them a practical and transparent structure for planning instruction rather than a purely theoretical one.

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The Berlin Model is a framework for lesson planning and instructional decision-making developed by the German educationalist Paul Heimann, intended to let teachers analyze and plan their lessons on an empirical, objective basis rather than a purely theoretical one, in contrast with Wolfgang Klafki's more idealistic developmental education theory. 2
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intended to enable teachers to analyze their lessons on a purely empirical and objective basis to make more transparent decisionsView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Berlin Model
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It was also intended to assist teachers to consider as many factors as possible in planning their lessons.
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