Engaging in Cognitively Complex Tasks

Classroom Techniques to Help Students Generate & Test Hypotheses Across Disciplines

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Author: Deana Senn, Robert J. Marzano ISBN: 9781941112472
Publisher: Learning Sciences International Publication: May 4, 2015
Imprint: Learning Sciences International Language: English
Author: Deana Senn, Robert J. Marzano
ISBN: 9781941112472
Publisher: Learning Sciences International
Publication: May 4, 2015
Imprint: Learning Sciences International
Language: English

Academic standards call for increased rigor, but simply raising complexity is not enough. Students must also know how to investigate, experiment, solve problems, and deepen their understanding of the content. They need to be able to apply their learning to authentic, reality-based situations.

Engaging in Cognitively Complex Tasks: Classroom Techniques to Help Students Generate & Test Hypotheses Across Disciplines explores explicit techniques for mastering a crucial strategy of instructional practice: teaching students to generate and test hypotheses. It includes:
• Explicit steps for implementation
• Recommendations for monitoring students’ ability to engage in cognitively complex tasks
• Adaptations for students who struggle, have special needs, or excel in learning
• Examples and nonexamples from classroom practice
• Common mistakes and ways to avoid them

The Essentials for Achieving Rigor series of instructional guides helps educators become highly skilled at implementing, monitoring, and adapting instruction. Put it to practical use immediately, adopting day-to-day examples as models for application in your own classroom.

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Academic standards call for increased rigor, but simply raising complexity is not enough. Students must also know how to investigate, experiment, solve problems, and deepen their understanding of the content. They need to be able to apply their learning to authentic, reality-based situations.

Engaging in Cognitively Complex Tasks: Classroom Techniques to Help Students Generate & Test Hypotheses Across Disciplines explores explicit techniques for mastering a crucial strategy of instructional practice: teaching students to generate and test hypotheses. It includes:
• Explicit steps for implementation
• Recommendations for monitoring students’ ability to engage in cognitively complex tasks
• Adaptations for students who struggle, have special needs, or excel in learning
• Examples and nonexamples from classroom practice
• Common mistakes and ways to avoid them

The Essentials for Achieving Rigor series of instructional guides helps educators become highly skilled at implementing, monitoring, and adapting instruction. Put it to practical use immediately, adopting day-to-day examples as models for application in your own classroom.

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