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Name: Anna Haynie
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TheIntegrativeModel
TheIntegrativeModelisamodelusedtopresentfacts,concepts,&generalizationswhileusingmaps&detailedhierarchytohelpguidetheirstudentsto
findpatternsand/orcauseeffectrelationshipsintheirunderstandingsofthelesson.Itisgroundedinthewaylearnersconstructtheirownunderstandings.
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TheoreticalFoundations
Planning
Implementing
IntegrativeModelisaninstructionalmodel
designedtohelpstudentsdevelopadeep
understandingoforganizedbodiesofknowledge
whilesimultaneouslypracticingtheircritical
thinkingskills.
Designedtohelpstudentsconstructadeep
understandingofknowledge,andtodevelop
criticalthinkingabilities.
Requirescarefulthoughtbecauseorganizedbodiesof
knowledgearentdefinedbyexplicitconceptsand
generalizations.
Beclearwithclearwithspecificrelationshipswhile
identifying,understanding,andremembering.
Havethestudentsfindpatterns,formexplanations,
andhypothesizewiththeirbodiesofevidencegiven
andfound.
OpenEndedPhase:Thestudentsdescribe,compare,
andsearchforpatterns.Teachersdirectthestudents
attentiontoacellinthematrix&getthemtoobserve
&describe,andfindingsimilaritiesanddifferences.
CausalPhase:Thisiswherethestudentsoffer
explanationsforallthesimilaritiesanddifferences
found.Theylookforpossiblecauseeffect
relationshipsintheinformation.
ImplementingContinued
Assessing
HypotheticalPhase:Thestudentshypothesize
outcomesfordifferentconditions.
Byasking,Whatwouldhappenif...&Whatwould
weexpecttoseequestions.
Closure&Application:Thestudentsgeneralizeto
formbroadrelationships.Finally,studentswould
summarizethecontentandthenapplytheir
understandingstonewsituations.Thiscontributesto
bigideas.
Assessingthestudentsismorecomplexthanjust
measuringtheirunderstandingofsingleconcepts&
generalizations.Theprocessismoredemandingthan
othermodels.
Assessbytheallowingthestudentstoexpresstheir
thoughtsinwriting.
Assessingthestudentscriticalthinkingalsohelps
measuretheirknowledgeofthecontent,andmaking
sureidentifyconclusions.
Motivation/Modification
Promotessuccessbecauseoftheopenendednature.
Opportunitiestoworkwithotherstudentsineitherpairsorgroup
activitiestokeepthemselvesmotivatedintheirunderstandings.
Gatheringpictures/wordsonmatricestofurthergrabthestudents
attentionandallowthemtobeselfmotivatedtolearnmoreaboutthe
informationandtopicstudying.
Modification
OnemodificationwouldbetoemphasizePhase1morestrongly
thantheotherphases,becauseitfocusesonobservationsand
comparisons.