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Edc311 Matrix-Integrative Model

Integrative model is a model used to present facts, concepts, and generalizations while using maps and detailed hierarchy to help guide their students to find patterns and / or causeeffect relationships in their understandings of the lesson. Designed to help students construct a deep understanding of organized bodies of knowledge while simultaneously practicing their critical thinking skills.

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Edc311 Matrix-Integrative Model

Integrative model is a model used to present facts, concepts, and generalizations while using maps and detailed hierarchy to help guide their students to find patterns and / or causeeffect relationships in their understandings of the lesson. Designed to help students construct a deep understanding of organized bodies of knowledge while simultaneously practicing their critical thinking skills.

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TheIntegrativeModel
TheIntegrativeModelisamodelusedtopresentfacts,concepts,&generalizationswhileusingmaps&detailedhierarchytohelpguidetheirstudentsto
findpatternsand/orcauseeffectrelationshipsintheirunderstandingsofthelesson.Itisgroundedinthewaylearnersconstructtheirownunderstandings.
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TheoreticalFoundations
IntegrativeModelisaninstructionalmodel
designedtohelpstudentsdevelopadeep
understandingoforganizedbodiesofknowledge
whilesimultaneouslypracticingtheircritical
thinkingskills.
Designedtohelpstudentsconstructadeep
understandingofknowledge,andtodevelopcritical
thinkingabilities.

Planning

Assessingthestudentsismorecomplexthanjust

measuringtheirunderstandingofsingleconcepts&
generalizations.Theprocessismoredemandingthan
othermodels.
Assessbytheallowingthestudentstoexpresstheir
thoughtsinwriting.
Assessingthestudentscriticalthinkingalsohelps
measuretheirknowledgeofthecontent,andmaking
sureidentifyconclusions.

Implementing

Requirescarefulthoughtbecauseorganizedbodies
ofknowledgearentdefinedbyexplicitconcepts
andgeneralizations.
Beclearwithclearwithspecificrelationshipswhile
identifying,understanding,andremembering.
Havethestudentsfindpatterns,formexplanations,
andhypothesizewiththeirbodiesofevidencegiven
andfound.

OpenEndedPhase:Thestudentsdescribe,compare,andsearchforpatterns.
Teachersdirectthestudentsattentiontoacellinthematrix&getthemtoobserve&
describe,andfindingsimilaritiesanddifferences.
CausalPhase:Thisiswherethestudentsofferexplanationsforallthesimilarities
anddifferencesfound.Theylookforpossiblecauseeffectrelationshipsinthe
information.
HypotheticalPhase:Thestudentshypothesizeoutcomesfordifferentconditions.
Byasking,Whatwouldhappenif...&Whatwouldweexpecttosee
questions.
Closure&Application:Thestudentsgeneralizetoformbroadrelationships.
Finally,studentswouldsummarizethecontentandthenapplytheirunderstandingsto
newsituations.Thiscontributestobigideas.

Assessing

Modification

Motivation

Usedeffectivelybydesigningdatadisplaysin
pictorialform,whichalsoincreaseseffectiveness
withstudentslackingexperiencewiththetopicor
withlearnerswhoarenotnativeEnglishspeakers.
Charts,graphs,andmapsfromtextbooksalso
serveasareadmadedatadisplay,andthatdata
canbeanalyzedduringclassdiscussions.

Promotessuccessbecauseoftheopenendednature.
Opportunitiestoworkwithotherstudentsineither
pairsorgroupactivitiestokeepthemselvesmotivated
intheirunderstandings.
Gatheringpictures/wordsonmatricestofurthergrab
thestudentsattentionandallowthemtobeself
motivatedtolearnmoreabouttheinformationand
topicstudying.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

TheIntegrativeModelisusedtohelpthestudentshaveadeepunderstandingoforganizedinformation.Itrequirestheteachertobepreparedwithquestionstobeabletoguidethestudents
toseedistinctpatternsandrelationshipsinthelessonstopicbyusingcriticalthinkingskills.Byusingmatricesbycombiningpicturesandwordsisawaytogetstudentsinvolvedandlearn
thematerialgiven.

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