{"product_id":"inference-harvey-silver-9781416614425","title":"Inference: Teaching Students to Develop Hypotheses, Evaluate Evidence, and Draw Logical Conclusion","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigned in partnership with more than 75 schools, Strategic Teacher PLC Guides make the important work of bringing high-impact, research-based instructional practices into every classroom easier than ever before. Each guide serves as a complete professional development resource for a team of teachers (or professional learning community) to learn, plan, and implement the strategy in their classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide focuses on inference, or the ability to examine information, generate hypotheses, and draw conclusions that are not explicitly stated. Making inferences is a crucial foundational process that underlies higher-order thinking and 21st century skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe guide walks readers through four research-based, classroom-tested strategies that help develop students' inferential thinking skills: \u003cbr\u003e* Inductive Learning helps students draw inferences by grouping data, labeling the data groups with descriptive titles, and using the groups to generate and test hypotheses.\u003cbr\u003e* Mystery presents students with a puzzling question or situation and has students examine clues that help them explain the mystery.\u003cbr\u003e* Main Idea teaches students how to use inferential thinking to construct main ideas that are not explicitly stated.\u003cbr\u003e* Investigation directs students to use various problem-solving approaches that require inference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis PLC Guide takes you and your colleagues on a \"guided tour\" of inference, enabling you to\u003cbr\u003e* Consider which of the four major inference strategies would best work in your classroom.\u003cbr\u003e* Look for opportunities to incorporate inference-based activities into your instruction.\u003cbr\u003e* Learn from sample inference lessons and planning forms designed by other teachers.\u003cbr\u003e* Design an inference lesson for your own classroom.\u003cbr\u003e* Examine student work at various levels of proficiency and use your findings to improve instructional decision making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvey Silver,Thomas Dewing,Matthew Perini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416614427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416614425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ASCD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.93h x 8.47w x 0.53d","brand":"Harvey Silver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447865684223,"sku":"9781416614425","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3fb2fb41-dafd-4b72-b9f3-c96767b553f0.jpg?v=1777235335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inference-harvey-silver-9781416614425","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}