Evaluating Thinking Maps

Project Goals: Increase reading comprehension

Tekeyla Jones, Northeast Leadership Academy Cohort VI
Problem of Practice Thinking Maps Logic Model
Successfully acquiring content
knowledge relies on one’s ability
to comprehend. Thus, one of the
most important skills that
students need to cultivate is
reading comprehension. In a
high school Civics course,
thinking maps were implemented
as an instructional tool and note
taking strategy to increase
student comprehension. Thinking
maps allow students to organize
their thoughts and the content Results
being taught.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF "THINKING MAPS?"
YES NO

“Thinking maps helped me

put my notes in a way that I Data Sources 35%

understood and could study Student Thinking Map Usage

-Surveys
for my tests.”
-Interviews
-B. Hines (student) 65%

-Logs 0%

-Unit Assessments
10%
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Reflection Recommendations
once a week 3 times a week everyday

Evaluating Thinking Maps

Assessment Comparisons
Ample training and coaching is BENEFITS OF THINKING MAPS

necessary for the 1. Incorporate thinking maps during Very Helpful Somewhat Helpful Not Helpful

implementation of any new instructional delivery in all content 90

10%

80

initiative. Further, it is important areas. 70

to use a variety of data sources 2. Provide professional development 60

50
17%

such as formative assessments, on thinking maps as an instructional 40

surveys and interviews to tool. 30

20

evaluate the effectiveness of a 3. Create flipped videos to teach 10

73%

strategy. students how to use thinking maps. 0

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2nd Period (Thinking Maps) 3rd Period