Barak Rosenshine

Barak Victor Rosenshine (August 13, 1930 – May 22, 2017) was an educational researcher and professor of educational psychology, who developed a set of teaching principles known as "Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction." These principles provided a bridge between educational research and classroom practice and are widely used in education.

Before his death, Rosenshine held the position of emeritus professor of educational psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College of Education.

Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction

In his 2012 article Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know Rosenshine describes 10 research based principles of instruction:

In Tom Sherrington's 2019 book, Rosenshine's Principles in Action, the principles are divided into four strands: Sequencing concepts and modelling; Questioning; Reviewing material; and Stages of practice.

Personal life

Barak Rosenshine was born on August 13, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology in 1957 from the University of Chicago. He taught history in school for six years then went to pursue Ph.D. in education at Stanford University, which he earned in 1968. He then taught at Temple University from 1968 to 1970 before joining the University of Illinois in 1971.

During his tenure at the University of Illinois, Rosenshine taught educational psychology and authored over 50 articles on Reciprocal teaching and Instructional scaffolding, cognitive strategies, direct instruction, and teacher performance.

Barak Rosenshine died on May 22, 2017, in Urbana, Illinois.