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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.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

Thismodelisgreatforhelpingstudentsorganizebodiesofknowledgeandgainabetterunderstandingofaconcept.Thismodelalso
teachesstudentscriticalthinking.Thismodelisusefulinalmostallclasses,however,couldbemostusefulinascience,history,or
literatureclass.