1. How do you know that students understand a concept?
There are many ways to know if a student understands a concept, but one specific way is through the use of graphic organizers. "Graphic organizers assist students to find meaningful ways to visualize their knowledge and organize information" (Morrison & Lowther, 2010, p.257). There are a variety of graphic organizers, yet each one helps you to see what a student understands about a given topic. Graphic organizers show relationships among ideas so it is easy to see if a student has a firm understanding or just minimal understanding by analyzing the flow of a student's thoughts.
2. How can you depict student misconceptions of key information?
Graphic organizers show relationships of ideas so students need to have a deep understanding of a topic in order to complete one in a meaningful way. However if a student has a misconception it is typically easy to depict. Graphic organizers show a systematic flow of relationships so it is easy to locate where the misconception begins in the student's thought process. Once the misconception is located, you can provide guidance to that student to lead them in the right direction with that particular topic or concept.
3. How can students capture and transfer brainstorming ideas into written thoughts?
Graphic organizers lend themselves to brainstorming ideas and writing down thoughts in an organized format. Many online graphic organizer tools allow students to write down numerous thoughts and then allowing them to organize and rearrange them in meaningful ways. This helps students determine what aspects of their brainstorming session are important and which ideas they may want to leave out of their final project.
References
Lowther, D. & Morrison, G. (2010). Integrating Computer Technology into the Classroom: Skills for the 21st Century. Pearson Education, Inc. Boston, MA. USA.
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