SECTION 3: SUMMARY TABLES
 
SUMMARY OF KEY ATTRIBUTES OF WELES

 

Key Attributes  
 
 Inquisitory (questioning)
 Collaborative
 Expository (telling)
 Generative
 Anchored
Problem-based
 
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C
E
G
A
P
Questioning, conversational strategy – students expected to respond
X
         
Rules presented using feedback 
X
         
Rules presented using pictures, context and prerequisite information   
 
 X
 
 
 
Examples presented to provide context and to enable the student to see the problem from many perspectives
 X
 
 X
     
Two of more peers working together on learning activities  
X
       
Shared, understood goal  
 X
 
 
 X
 
Continuous communications  
 X
 
 
   
Physical presence not necessary  
 X
 
 
   
Students actively involved in conceiving of and internalizing of material
X
 X
 
X
 X
X 
Telling, illustrating, showing presentation strategy    
X 
 
 
 
Rules presented using mnemonics    
 X
 
 
 
Learners generate knowledge by forming mental connections between concepts -- --- --
X
- -
Activities help student generate organizational relationships - - -
X
- -
Actvities helpities help students generate integrated relationships between what the learner sees, hears, or reads and memory - - -
X
- -
Learning and teaching activities designed around "anchor" which is based on contextualized problem situations - - - -
X
-
Students actively manipulate and explore case -
X
-
X
X
X
Students are in the role of an active participant in a realistic task of event - - - -
X
-
Collaboration is encouraged -
X
 -
X
X
Complex situations in realistic environment - - - -
X
-
Problem is presented in a narrative format or story with embedded data - - - --
X
X
Learning context is generative, students identify with problem and become actively involved in generating solution - -
 --
X
X
X
Multiple solutions are possible, depending on student’s perspective and data provided - -
 -
X
X
X
Problem drives the lesson - - - -
X
X
Students solve the problem, teacher facilitates and coaches
X
 -
 -
X
X
X
Students are given guidelines on how to approach the problem, not formulas to solve problems - - - -
X
X
Authentic, performance-based assessment, a seamless part of instruction - - - -
X
X
 
 
 
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