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Name: Jacob Rogers
2008 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Northport, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com
Date:
IntegrativeModel
1/4/2016
Is about
TheIntegrativemodelisaninstructionalmodeldesignedtohelpstudentsdevelopadeepunderstandingoforganizedbodiesofknowledgewhile
simultaneouslypracticingtheircriticalthinkingskills.Thismodelcouldbeusedineverycoreclasstoevokecriticalthinking.
Theory
Hasrootsinthecognitivelearningtheory
Learningexperiencesareconnectedtothe
realworld.
Socialinteractionandtheuseoflanguage
facilitatelearning.
Learnersconstructtheirownunderstanding
ofthetopics.
AlsousessomeofVygotskysideasusing
schemastohelpunderstandadifferent
conceptmoredeeply.
Assessment
Measurethestudentsknowledgeofthe
content.
Assessstudentsabilitytoeithermakeor
identifyconclusionsthatarebestsupported
byevidence.
Produceananswerinsteadofidentifying
thebestchoiceinamultiplechoicefrom.
Shortanswerquestions,compareand
contrast,aswellasessayquestionsare
veryusefultoassess.
Multiplecanbeused,however,notas
effectively.
Planning
IdentifyTopics
Identifyatopicthatyouwantstudentsto
criticallyexamine.
SpecifyLearningGoals
Beveryclearabouttherelationshipsyou
wantstudentstoidentify,understand,and
remember.
Preparedata
Prepareinformationthatstudentscan
analyzetomeetyourcontentgoal.
Specifyquestions
Decidewhatkindsofquestionsyouwill
askduringthelesson(especiallythefirst
timeusingthismodel).
Modification
Includemorevisualinformationfor
diverseclassrooms.
Gatheralloftheinformationinthematrix
yourselfsothatitisunderstandableto
diverselearners.
Bemorespecificandstructuredinthe
discussionduringeachofthephases.
Implementing
Phase1:TheOpenEndedPhase
Helpstudentsbecomeacquaintedwiththe
dataandalsobegintheprocessby
analyzingit.
Learnersdescribe,compare,andsearchfor
patterns.
Phase2:TheCasualPhase
Learnersofferexplanationsforsimilarities
anddifferences.
Phase3:TheHypotheticalPhase
Studentshypothesizeoutcomesfor
differentconditions.
Phase4:ClosureandApplication
Studentsgeneralizetoformbroad
relationships.
Motivation
Eachphaseofthelessonshouldencourage
studentinvolvement.
Givesstudentsthefeelingthatthey
understandhowtheworldworks.
Allowstudentstoworktogetherto
increasemotivation.
Thismodelisgreatforhelpingstudentsorganizebodiesofknowledgeandgainabetterunderstandingofaconcept.Thismodelalso
teachesstudentscriticalthinking.Thismodelisusefulinalmostallclasses,however,couldbemostusefulinascience,history,or
literatureclass.