Modeling is an instructional strategy where the teacher demonstrates a new concept for students to observe and learn. The teacher breaks down tasks into specific steps, demonstrating each step multiple times while verbally explaining the process. According to learning theorist Albert Bandura, modeling is an effective way for students to form ideas of how to perform new behaviors by observing others. When using modeling, teachers describe skills, break them into learnable parts, demonstrate techniques, engage students, and check for understanding. Modeling engages different types of learners both visually and auditorily. While modeling takes time, it allows students to successfully complete tasks independently in the long run.