Comparison

Sensemaking

Principle in Action

Gynzy is an live whiteboard tool that allows instructors to build interactive in-class experiences, in this specific lesson made by Gynzy, students are given different real-life exmaples of forces and asked to compare and contrast their similarities and differences in order to sort them into categories. It uses the comparison principle to help student gain a more nuanced understanding of forces and their various effects on objects.

Gynzy

In this specific lesson, students learn the concept of forces by comparing and contrast different force types

In this specific lesson, students learn the concept of forces by comparing and contrast different force types

Discuss in your team

What are some different examples you can think of that helps illustrate the concept you are teaching?

What key similarities and differences should be highlighted among these different examples to clarify the new concept?

Can the product encourage learners to actively engage in making comparisons, rather than passively observing them?

Principle Definition

Use multiple examples to explain a new concept, and highlight similarities and differences between them. Learners develop a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of concepts when presented with similar and contrasting examples.

Limitations

People comparing their performance in two attempts doesn’t necessarily count as an application of this principle, because it is not helping learners understand a new concept from external materials.

Comparison

Sensemaking

Principle Definition

Use multiple examples to explain a new concept, and highlight similarities and differences between them. Learners develop a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of concepts when presented with similar and contrasting examples.

Limitations

Limitations

People comparing their performance in two attempts doesn’t necessarily count as an application of this principle, because it is not helping learners understand a new concept from external materials.

Relevant Principles

Relevant Principles

Principle in Action

Gynzy

Gynzy is an live whiteboard tool that allows instructors to build interactive in-class experiences, in this specific lesson made by Gynzy, students are given different real-life exmaples of forces and asked to compare and contrast their similarities and differences in order to sort them into categories. It uses the comparison principle to help student gain a more nuanced understanding of forces and their various effects on objects.

In this specific lesson, students learn the concept of forces by comparing and contrast different force types

Discuss in your team

What are some different examples you can think of that helps illustrate the concept you are teaching?

What key similarities and differences should be highlighted among these different examples to clarify the new concept?

Can the product encourage learners to actively engage in making comparisons, rather than passively observing them?