Concept Attainment & Development
How are these alike and different?
Your Ps and Qs
How do Merrill's principles apply to these models?
- Demonstration
- Application
- Task Centered
- Activation
- Integration
Concept Attainment
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Visuwords: This tool is so cool!
Finding Images
Google Images: Click on Search Tools and then Usage Rights
Math Manipulatives
Conceptual Search Engines
Mind Mapping Tools
Concept Development
- Listing
- Grouping
- Regrouping
- Labeling
- Synthesizing
Let's apply: Theory Building
How Do You Know What You Know?
Your beliefs about the mind & learning
What is your area of concern?
A discipline, or problem in instruction, or passion
What theoretical or research approaches resonate with you?
People
Theories
Research methods or perspectives
Theories
Research methods or perspectives
"Theory is a coat closet" (Maxwell, 2005, p. 43).
Gresham (2007)
- What was the problem of instruction in this article?
- On page 182, how does the description of the prime number activity align (or not) with the concept models this week?
- Critique of this research?
- Your Ps and Qs
Short - What is Synthesis? How to Synthesize?