Integrative Model
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Integrative Model
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Helping students develop a deep understanding of organized bodies of knowledge while practicing critical thinking skills
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Identify Topics: Topic should involve an organized body of knowledge. Specify Learning Goals: After you choose a topic, its important to determine precisely what you want your students to learn about the topic you chose. Prepare Data: prepare the information for students to analyze to reach the learning goals. Specify questions: choose the kinds of questions youll ask during the lesson
Four Phases: Phase 1: The Open Ended Phase- Leaners describe, compare, and search for patterns Phase 2: The Casual PhaseLearners offer explanations for similarities and differences Phase 3: The Hypothetical Phase-Learners hypothesize outcomes for different conditions Phase 4: Closure and Application-Learners generalize to form broad relationships
Assessment can take place by having students make and assess conclusions. Assessment should be frequent and thorough, Involvement, success, and challenge are used to motivate the students. This model can be adapted in different learning environments with students having diverse backgrounds, by increasing efficacy by using existing materials, and by developing matrices during class discussions
It capitalizes on the motivating effects of involvement, success, and challenge and on perceptions of increasing competence.
The integrative model helps students gain a deep understanding of a topic while developing their critical thinking skills