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Phases and Modes Applied to Conductivity
My 5th grade students applied the Phases and Modes to the Conductivity experiment we completed in our class. Overall they did a pretty good job with it. Some of the students, however, really did struggle. Some of the modes were very difficult for them to grasp, especially Induction and Deduction. This did not surprise me as I frequently struggle with them myself. They had not heard the term metacognition before, and some of them enjoyed discussing the concept and applying it to our former experiment. But for others, this too proved to be a bit over their heads.
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Tue, 01/29/2013 - 19:48
I have trouble with the interpretation , deduction modes as well with freshmen and spent considerable time trying to get there. You are doing good at fifth grade level to get them going. Adults struggle with induction/ deduction. I spend considerable time in the instruction, authoritative knowledge mode and investigating, experimentation mode. Metacognition was new for ninth graders as well and it was fun asking students to explain what thinking about thinking meant.