Examples of Subject Specific Skills
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| Input Stage | Generating questions from books, lecture notes, handouts
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Reading to solve problems in chemistry | |||
| Writing 50-point How/Why Mirror Questions | Learning to ask higher-level, field-relevant questions for social studies
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| Reading for Examples | Learning new terms in a social studies class
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| Picturing New Terms | Learning new terms in a unit on earth science
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Reading graphs, tables, and diagrams
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Reading diagrams in biology | ||||
| Developing cumulative editing checklists in the writing process | Learning grammar through systematic self-editing of written assignments
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| Reading to Answer Questions | Writing "combined-heading" questions to improve reading comprehension
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| Visual / Verbal Translations | Translating math problems into verbal form
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| Writing "What if..." Questions |
Constructing open-response questions in Biology | ||||
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| Organization Stage | Building Question Charts | Using student-generated questions to compare two different cultures in social studies
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| Building Key Word Diagrams |
Identifying central concepts which would answer a complex essay question in economics & constructing a visual organizer showing the interrelationships among these concepts
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| Using a Task / Skills Checklist | Constructing simple flow charts to improve the structure of a written assignment | ||||
| LTL Skill | Sample Skill Application | ||||
| Output Stage | Using a Task/Skills Checklist |
Constructing simple flow charts to improve the structure of a written assignment
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| Writing to Answer Questions | Improving the organization of a research paper in biology
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| Systematic problem solving | Using a 5-step approach to solve word problems in algebra
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| Question Charts & Key Word Diagrams |
Using student-generated visual organizers to prepare for both multiple-choice and essay exams in social studies and science
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