Identifying Similarities and Differences

1. Identifying Similarities and Differences Comparing: is the process of identifying similarities and differences between or among things or ideas. Classifying: is the process of grouping things that are alike into categories on the basis of their characteristics. Creating metaphors: is the process of identifying a general or basic pattern in a specific topic and then finding another topic that appears to be quite different but that has the same general pattern. Creating analogies: is the process of identifying relationships between pairs of concepts– in other words, identifying relationships between relationships. Tony Truong KLPM

2. Teacher-Directed Task: Teachers choose elements/items of interest and ask students to categorize/compare them based on characteristics or relationship of the items. Student-Directed Tasks: Students choose the elements/items of interest and categorize/compare them based on characteristics or relationship of the items. Type of organizers used for the tasks: Comparison: Venn Diagram and Comparison Matrix Classifying: Venn Diagram, Table, and Bubble Chart Metaphors: Comparison of two elements Analogies: Fill in the blanks of the elements Classifying Comparison Tony Truong KLPM

3. Metaphors Analogies Tony Truong KLPM

4. Statistics and Usefulness in a Math/Science Setting • Presenting students with explicit guidance • in identifying similarities and differences • enhances students’ understanding of and • ability to use knowledge. 2. Asking students to independently identify similarities and differences enhances students’ understanding of and ability to use knowledge. • Representing similarities and differences in graphic or symbols form enhances students’ understanding of and ability to use knowledge. • Identification of similarities and differences • can be accomplished in a variety of ways. • The identification of similarities and differences • is a highly robust activity. Tony Truong KLPM