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Gradual Release of Responsibility

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The gradual release of responsibility model, often abbreviated GRR, is a structured method of pedagogy centered on shifting responsibility within the learning process from the teacher to the learner. Under this approach the teacher initially takes on all responsibility for a task, then transitions in stages until students assume full independence in carrying it out, with the goal of cultivating confident learners and thinkers capable of handling tasks even in areas where they have not yet gained expertise.

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Core Claim
The gradual release of responsibility model organizes instruction as a structured, staged handoff of responsibility for a skill from the teacher to the learner. 1
Origin Year
1983 1
Sources
1. Gradual release of responsibility (Wikipedia)
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  • History section, Pearson and Gallagher attribution
    it was P. David Pearson and Margaret C. Gallagher (1983) who coined the phrase 'gradual release of responsibility'
  • Lead paragraph, pedagogy definition
    The gradual release of responsibility (GRR) model is a structured method of pedagogy centred on devolving responsibility within the learning process from the teacher to the learner.
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