Quality Teaching Model
Intellectual Quality
Use pedagogical practices
To
aid in deep understanding development
of
important concepts
skils
ideas
Why
has intellectual qualities
how is this achieved?
engagement in higher order thinking
focus on deep knowledge in a subject
pedagogy focus on producing deep understanding
communicate about what is learnt
Dimensions
Intellectual Quality
Quality learning environment
Significance
each has six elements
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Elements
Significant knowledge
some things are more important than others
deep knowledge or significant knowledge
concepts of a subject
principals of a subject
central ideas of a subject
central ideas form web of relationships
between central ideas and knowledge
Deep Understanding
aims
integrated understanding
well structured understanding
understand individual concepts
build web of concept connections
occurs when
new information creates or enhances cognitive structures
Premise
allows for
rethinking of ideas
If obtained
flexible thinking
consideration of ideas from multiple perspectives
complex problem solving
generate reasoned conclusions
ability to use own initiative to guide knowledge exploration
how to obtain
use of complex evaluative and creative cognative functions
features
robust
endures for long periods
aware of knowledge boundaries
aware of limits to applicability of thier knowledge
How to Develop it
Instruct on understanding not memorisation
Provided detailed explanations
Reflect on what is being learnt
Allow to test understanding with feedback generation
Differientiate between concepts and relational surface understanding vs deep understanding
Demonstrate practical uses
emphasis created on development of conceptual framework
sets of ideas
Conditional Knowledge
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