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2/18/13

Integrative Model

Students are furthering their understanding of organizing bodies of information while at the same time practicing their critical thinking skills.
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Planning
1. Identify Topics -choose a topic that will allow students to practice organizing bodies of knowledge 2. Specify Learning Objectives -set clear expectations of what you want students to learn from the topic 3. Prepare Data Representations -prepare information that students can analyze in order to reach your learning objectives -make sure the data is displayed effectively and appropriate for the assigned topic 4. Specify Questions -anticipate and plan for questions that students may ask during the lesson

Implementing
Phase One: The Open-ended Phase -instruct students to become more acquainted with the data you are presenting in order for them to describe, compare, and find patterns within the data Phase Two: The Casual Phase -students look for possible cause-andeffect relationships in the data they examined in phase one Phase Three: The Hypothetical Phase -students hypothesize and analyze the the information Phase Four: Closure and Application -students generalize and summarize the content, and then apply their understanding to new situations

Assessing
Assessing Content Outcomes -assess students understanding of the content while also assessing the students ability to express their thoughts in writing -assessment can be done by either multiple choice or short answer Assessing Critical Thinking -assess students ability to construct their own conclusions that are best supported by evidence -assessment can be done by either multiple choice or short answer as long as students are interpreting info. to come to a conclusion

Motivation/ Modification
Motivation -through high student involvement, and cooperation among students there is an increase in motivation

Modifications -when working with young children data displays should be designed in a pictorial form -the phases need to be very structured

So what? What is important to understand about this?

Students practice their critical thinking skills by drawing conclusions based on connections they find throughout organizing bodies of information.