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March 34, 4536

Integrative Model
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A model that helps students develop an understanding of organized bodies of knowledge far deeper than surface facts, while also focusing on critical thinking skills.
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Planning

Implementing

Assessing

Motivation

Identify !opic" #our topic must involve a body of knowledge that you can research to find more about. It involves concepts, facts, relationships. Specify $earning %oals" more difficult than with other models because you can&t 'ust use any information. #our topic has to be an organized (body of knowledge.) Prepare *ata" students have to analyze your data to reach the goal. !his can be easier if your data is organized %ather *ata" data is raw material used to construct students understanding of a topic, you have to do your homework and have all data together +ffective *ata" this displays the information as fact proven and sufficient !echnology" use databases and tools Plan ,uestions" have some ,uestions in advance that students may ask or ones you can ask them to help them understand

-pen +nded Phase" Analysis begins. .ave students find, describe, and compare patterns. !he goal is for students to become comfortable with the data /ecording Information" Analysis needs to be recorded and documented. !his allows them to record and be organized with the data !he 0ausal Phase" have your students e1plain similarities and differences that they find +1plainable comparisons" Make sure the data recorded in phase one are able to be e1plained. If they aren&t, then causal phase can&t happen. .ypothetical Phase" ask your students to think hypothetically about a situation that involve the data and comparisons 0losure2Application" summarize the content and use it in a new, real life situation

Ask the class ,uestions and make sure if they don&t answer the ,uestion, you do. Make sure that assessment is done after phase one before phase two to make sure they understand because if phase one isn&t understood, phase two can&t work Assess throughout lesson by asking ,uestions and students answering them -pen ended tests like short answer2essay so they can make connections Multiple choice and fill in the blank can be efficient in assessing facts needed to understand and make connections in the data

Students develop the ability to apply what the know and have figured out to new situations !hey are thinking analytically Students learn how to get information from a set of raw data Students become better at how to compare and contrast information Motivate by making sure everyone is involved, challenged, and understands Increases student self ability and being capable

So what? What is important to understand about this?

Students learn to analyze and pull information from raw data.