Teaching Adolescents |
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Another good discrepant event.
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Here is another example of a discrepant event that demonstrates the difference between Observation and Inference.
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The benefits of anticipations guides include: 1. Anticipation guides are usable across content areas. 2. They are fairly easy to implement. 3. They are appropriate for at-risk students or students with disabilities. 4. Anticipation guides can engage all students in inquiry and problem solving. 5. They can be used as study guides. 6. They can be used as formative evaluation devices. (Kozen, Murray, & Windell, 2006, p. 199) |
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Historical Inquiry & Film in Middle School
In a study conducted by Adam Woelders, a professor at Pacific Academy near Vancouver, British Columbia, the author used two strategies (KWL and an Anticipation Guide) to see how historically themed films can be used as scaffold activities that encourage middle school students to “conduct inquiries of the past and critically evaluate feature films and documentaries” (Woelders, 2007, p. 145). Using a KWL chart with his eighth-grade classroom on a film on the life of Jeanne d’Arc, the author added columns to the chart that would have the students confirm information taken from the film from two other sources. Using these sources, students could confirm or have contradicted their previous or newly learned understandings about the subject. |