Integrative Model
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Name: Kris Lawson
2008 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Northport, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com
Date:
IntegrativeModel
11/18/2015
Is about
TheIntegrativeModelpresentsacombinationoffacts,concepts,andgeneralizationsinaformoforganizationthatguidestudentstofind
patternsandcauseeffectrelationshipsintheinformation.
Main idea
Planning
Identifyingtopics
Learningobjectives
Preparingdatadisplayssuch
asgraphs,maps,andcharts
inpictorialform.
Main idea
Main idea
Implementing
Openendedphase:Students
observe,compare,and
searchforpatterns.
Casualphase:Studentsoffer
explanationsforthe
similaritiesanddifferences
Hypotheticalphase:
Studentsquestion
possibilitiesfordifferent
conditions.
Closure/applicationphase:
Studentsform
generalizationsfromtheir
findings.
adaptations
Picturesforthedata
displays.
Main idea
Assessments
Studentconclusionsby
creatingtheirownmaps,
graphs,chartsetc.
Charts
Graphs
Maps
TheIntegrativeModelcanhelpstudentsunderstandorganizedbodiesofknowledgeandtopicsthatcombinefacts,
concepts,andrelationshipsbetweenconcepts.