Identifying+Similarities+and+Differences

Definitions Adapted from //Classroom Instruction that Works//
 * Identifying Similarities and Differences **

Learners analyze complex problems by breaking them into similar and dissimilar characteristics. There are four cognitive processes that are effective for generating similarities and differences: comparing, classifying, creating metaphors and creating analogies.


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Technology templates and ideas [|**http://www.tltguide.ccsd.k12.co.us/instructional_tools/Strategies/Sim_Differences/Sim_Diff.html**]
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Cherry Creek School District Resources for Identifying Similarities and Differences []

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As an instructional strategy, it includes various activities that help learners see patterns and make connections when teaching similarities and differences. @http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/iden.php


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