7.1: The chapter talked about different things that affected student's knowledge bases. Briefly summarize concepts, schemas, scripts, theories and worldviews.
7.2: Using what you learned in the reading, what are some ways you would incorporate authentic activities into your lessons? How would these activities place classroom learning into real-world contexts?
7.1: The chapter talked about different things that affected student's knowledge bases. Briefly summarize concepts, schemas, scripts, theories and worldviews.
Concepts are ways to group similar objects or events mentally. Schemas are an organized set of facts about a concept, idea, or object. Scripts are schemas that are used to make a prediction. Theories are a belief system or understanding about something. A worldview is a belief or assumption about reality that influences one’s general understanding.
7.2: Using what you learned in the reading, what are some ways you would incorporate authentic activities into your lessons? How would these activities place classroom learning into real-world contexts?
I would love to incorporate an authentic writing activity into a kindergarten class. When talking about jobs and how a community is made up of people of all different professions, I would help the class form a letter and ask local professionals to come to our class and explain what they do for a living.
Kendall,
I enjoyed answering your questions. Your first question was a good example of a lower-order thinking questions that helped me review information that I had learned from the chapter. The second question met the requirement of a higher-order thinking question that allowed me to create an activity based off of what I had read.
7.1: The chapter talked about different things that affected student's knowledge bases. Briefly summarize concepts, schemas, scripts, theories and worldviews.
ReplyDeleteConcepts are ways to group similar objects or events mentally. Schemas are an organized set of facts about a concept, idea, or object. Scripts are schemas that are used to make a prediction. Theories are a belief system or understanding about something. A worldview is a belief or assumption about reality that influences one’s general understanding.
7.2: Using what you learned in the reading, what are some ways you would incorporate authentic activities into your lessons? How would these activities place classroom learning into real-world contexts?
I would love to incorporate an authentic writing activity into a kindergarten class. When talking about jobs and how a community is made up of people of all different professions, I would help the class form a letter and ask local professionals to come to our class and explain what they do for a living.
Kendall,
I enjoyed answering your questions. Your first question was a good example of a lower-order thinking questions that helped me review information that I had learned from the chapter. The second question met the requirement of a higher-order thinking question that allowed me to create an activity based off of what I had read.