1. Amy Jester Kathleen Kobin Erika Gentry EDUC 318 March 10, 2008
Graphic Organizers
Amy Jester
Kathleen Kobin
Erika Gentry
EDUC 318
March 10, 2008

2. 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).

3. Examples of Graphic Organizers

4. How Graphic Organizers Help Students Learn
Facilitates learning by elevating comprehension and vocabulary knowledge (Hall, Strangman, 2002,p.4).

5. 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).

6. 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
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