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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.

So what? What is important to understand about this?


TheIntegrativeModelisusedtohelpthestudentshaveadeepunderstandingoforganizedinformation.Itrequirestheteachertobepreparedwithquestionstobeabletoguidethestudents
toseedistinctpatternsandrelationshipsinthelessonstopicbyusingcriticalthinkingskills.Byusingmatricesbycombiningpicturesandwordsisawaytogetstudentsinvolvedandlearn
thematerialgiven.

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