Amy Jester Kathleen Kobin Erika Gentry EDUC 318 March 10, 2008 Graphic Organizers Amy Jester Kathleen Kobin Erika Gentry EDUC 318 March 10, 2008
Graphic Organizer Defined… A visual and graphic display that depicts the relationships between facts, terms, and/or ideas within a learning task Sometimes referred to as knowledge maps, concept maps, story maps, cognitive organizers, advance organizers, or concept diagrams (Hall, Strangman, 2002,p.1).
Examples of Graphic Organizers
How Graphic Organizers Help Students Learn Facilitates learning by elevating comprehension and vocabulary knowledge (Hall, Strangman, 2002,p.4).
How Research Supports Graphic Organizers 10 out of 12 studies investigating effects of graphic organizer use on learning reviewed here reported some positive learning outcome 7 out of 15 reported that graphic organizer use elevated comprehension (Hall, Strangman, 2002,p.3).
How We Would Use G.O. In Our Secondary English Classrooms To organize literary elements in a piece of literature To reinforce vocabulary exercises Story mapping Compare and contrast Cause and Effect Classifying Information Brainstorming Graphic.org