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In the Comprehension Model, students take traditional tests to show their comprehension of the textbook and vocabulary words. In the Concept Model, students often cannot show their knowledge using a traditional test. With my class last year, I realized that many of the standards did not lend themselves to traditional tests because they required studentsContinue reading “Assessment: Concept Style”

I mentioned in the last post that most Concept Model units begin with an anchor phenomenon. In the Comprehension Model Learning post, I gave tips to put some best practices into a traditional science class. For this post, I would like to walk you through one of the units I taught last year about friction.Continue reading “Learning: Concept Style”

The Comprehension Model begins with the answer. When students open to a chapter in their textbook titled “Friction,” they know that Friction is likely the answer to any questions posed on the page. They will read to understand friction. In contrast, the Concept Model begins with a question. The Next Generation Science Standards use anContinue reading “The Concept Model”