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Name: Savannah Smith
2008 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Northport, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com
Date: February
IntegrativeModel
5, 2015
Is about
Helpingstudentstodevelopadeepunderstandingoforganizedbodiesofknowledgewhilesimultaneouslydevelopingcriticalthinkingskills
throughrelationshipsbetweenfacts,concepts,andgeneralizations.
TheoreticalFoundation
Developedbyeducators,DonHauchakandPaulEggen,
whichbuildsonthesupportofHildaTaba
Inhermodelstheteachersplayacrucialroleinthe
studentsthinkingprocess
Promoteshermodelbytestingthestudentsabilitiestothink
andmakegeneralizationsaboutdatafromorganizedbodies
AlsobasedonthelearningsofVygotskyandhisknowledge
aboutconnectingwiththestudent
Assessment
Assessmentprocessinmoredemandingwiththistype
ofmodelsinceyouaremeasuringtheircomprehension
oftheorganizedbodiesofknowledge.
Assessingcontentoutcomestestingthestudentson
extensiveknowledgethatwastaughttothem
AssessingcriticalthinkingCanbeaskedtoproducean
answerratherthandecidingamultiplechoiceanswer
Planning
IdentifyTopicsNeedstobeanorganizedorcollectedbodyof
knowledge
SpecifyLearningGoalsAfteridentifyingthetopic,makea
decisiononwhatthestudentsneedtocomprehendaboutthetopic
PrepareData,Dataisusuallyorganizedinamatrix,preparethis
informationsostudentscananalyzeittomeetthegoals,gathering
dataStudentswillusethisforunderstatingoftheorganizedbody
ofknowledge.
SpecifyQuestionsAskspecificquestionsthatyouwillaskduring
thelesson,planthesequestionsprevioustothelesson
Motivation
Eachphasepromotesstudentinvolvementasphase
onealsopromotessuccesswhichisawayfor
motivation
Phasestwoandthreearechallengingbecausethey
requiredeeperthinking(criticalthinking)aboutthe
topicanditschallenges.
Thesechallengesareadefiniteformofmotivation.
Implementing
Phase1:Openendedphasedescribe,compare,andsearchforpatterns
withinthedateandkeeprecordofthisinformation
Phase2:Thecasualphasethishappenswhenstudentsattempttoexplain
thesimilaritiesanddifferencestheyhaveidentifiedinphaseone,
explainablecomparisonsguidingstudentstothecomparisonsthathave
anexplanation
Phase3:HypotheticalphaseQuestionsshouldbeaskedtogetstudents
engagedintothinkingdeeperaboutthenewmaterialandapplyittonew
situations.
Phase4:ClosureandApplicationStudentsgeneralizetoformbroad
information,understanding,andexplanations
Modifications
Therearethreemodificationsoradaptionsforthismodel.
1)Usingthemodelwithstudentswhohavediverse
backgrounds.Thematrixwillhavemorevisualsandalmost
alloftheinformationwillbegatheredtogetherbythe
teacher.2)Increasingefficiencybyusingtheexisting
material.3)Developingmatricesduringclassdiscussion.
Thismodelisveryimportanttounderstandwhenaddressingconceptsthathaverelationships.Alsoitisasuperbwayto
shareorganizedandcollectedbodiesofknowledgetothestudents.