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xxi, 336pGreen spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
The authors combine theory with practice to create a new framework for inquiry that promotes deep understanding: Concept-based inquiry.
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| Contents |
Bringing Together Inquiry-Based and Concept-Based Learning
Part 1: Exploring Inquiry-Based Learning
Inquiry Approaches in Concept-Based Inquiry
Part 2: Exploring Concept-Based Learning
Concepts as Organizers
The Structures of Knowledge and Process
Disciplines Draw From Knowledge and Process
Pause and Reflect
A Model of Concept-Based Inquiry
The Phases of Concept-Based Inquiry
The Complexity of Inquiry
Concept-Based Inquiry and the Inductive Approach
Creating a Culture of Concept-Based Inquiry
What Planning Steps Support Concept-Based Inquiry?
How Can Teachers Enhance Their Understanding of a Unit?
Strategy for Unit Planning:
1. Unit Web
What Role Do Guiding Questions Play in Concept-Based Inquiry?
2. Unpacking Generalizations
What Do the Phases of Concept-Based Inquiry Look Like in a Unit?
Pacing in Concept-Based Inquiry
How Do the Phases of Inquiry Support Teacher Planning for Concept-Based Inquiry?
3. Ordering Generalizations
What Are Approaches for Making Interdisciplinary Links?
4. Unit Mapping
Connecting to the Phases of Inquiry
Activating Prior Knowledge Using Engagement Strategies
Using Strategies to Motivate Students
Initial Questions, Initial Thinking
Rethinking Our Use of Engagement Strategies
Strategies to Engage
Opinion-Based Strategies
Four-Corner Debate
Spectrum Statements
Experiential Strategies
Simulation
Mess About
Discussion-Based Strategies
Assessment in the Engage Phase
Connecting Phases of Inquiry
Using Concept Formation Strategies to Focus an Inquiry
Concepts Provide Breadth and Depth
Levels of Conceptual Thinking
Contents note continued: Effective Concept Formation Practices
Concept Formation Strategies: Deductive and Inductive Approaches
Choosing Concept Formation Strategies
Assessment in the Focus Phase
The Power of Factual Examples
Case Study Approaches
Focus on Skill Development
A Preface to Strategies
Assessment in the Investigate Phase
Making Meaning Using Organizers
Cognitive Load Theory and the Importance of Organizing
Representation and Conceptual Understanding
Sharing Findings as a Community of Inquirers
Assessment in the Organize Phase / H. Lynn Erickson / Lois A. Lanning
An Inductive Approach to Generalizing
Developing Strong Generalizations
Scaffolding Thinking
The Value of Recording Generalizations
The Importance of Discussion
Assessment in the Generalize Phase
Transfer That Deepens Understanding
Testing and Justifying Generalizations
Understanding New Events and Situations
Predicting and Hypothesizing
Applying Learning
Taking Action
Assessment in the Transfer Phase
The Power of Reflection
The Reflective Cycle
Building Agency
Reflection Throughout the Inquiry
Assessing Reflection Throughout the Inquiry
Pause and Reflect
A Vision for Thinking Classrooms
Understand and Adapt
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| Standard Number |
9781506391298 Pb.
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