How do you know that students understand a concept?
Using graphic organizers allows students to develop a deeper understanding of the material being presented. As a teacher, the following questions should be asked when assessing a student's knowledge when using a graphic organizer:
- Did their creativity strengthen understanding?
- Did they use relevant graphics?
- Did they make meaningful connections?
- Was there relevance of key components?
- Did they have logical organization?
How can you depict student misconceptions of key information?
If students are unable to properly answer assessment questions such as the ones listed above, then it is safe to say that they have not processes the information accurately. During the problem-solving process, graphic organizers are used at the very beginning stages and therefore, it is imperative that teachers are fully certain that their students are in complete understanding of the information being presented before going any further.
How can students capture and transfer brainstorming ideas into written thoughts?
Students can either capture brainstorming ideas individually or in groups. After this step is completed, the ideas can then be transferred into various different types of graphic organizers. Many graphic organizer offer a brainstorming tool that lets the recorder type in an idea of one student and then instantly create a link and new icon ready for the next idea with a press of the Enter/Return key (Morrison, 260).
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