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Through integrated teaching and learning educators can identify the best ways in which individual students learn, therefore encouraging consistent self-assessment and evaluation within a classroom allows them to consistently work on improving their work (Gordan, 2014). Benefits arising from the use of self-assessment include; increased eagerness to learn, self-identify gaps in their own learning and evaluate their own progress (Hernandez, 2010).

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The use of group work provides educators with opportunities to evaluate student’s ability to collaborate effectively and in an appropriate manner. It also allows them to assess leadership and communication skills between students. Group work encourages students to become active learners rather than passive learners, therefore increasing overall contribution in class and critical thinking skills (Benefits of group work, n.d.).

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Emaze. Learning Styles n.d

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Implementing an integrated learning approach

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Implementing an integrated learning approach

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Integrated Subjects + Theme/Project-Based Learning (21st century education)

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Paul Romani from Pear Tree Education discusses how subject integration can be through a combined theme-based and project-based learning approach. This video also covers the reasons why a proper integrated subject approach has yet to take place in mainstream education, highlighting over-complication and the problem of approaching this topic from a basis of thinking of knowledge as subject based.

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The Assessment for Learning Strategy (2008

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Through the implementation of integrated learning, opportunities are made for assessments to be created by students, and supported by teachers. When students work together to co-develop their own assessment criteria students become more interested in their own learning (Gordan, 2014). The communication achieved between students in this process is a vital part of collaborative learning, a key skill in being successful in the twenty first century. Peer feedback can be utilised as an assessment for learning through verbal feedback or written feedback (Gordan, 2014). As educators it is important to be aware of student’s sensitivities and reinforce that feedback is supposed to encourage and motivate students, not put them down (Kearny & Perkins, 2011).

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Types of assessment utilised in Integrated Learning: 

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Types of assessment utilised in Integrated Learning: 

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Collaborative Learning objectives. (2017).

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Traditional Learning vs Integrated Learning:

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Traditional Learning vs Integrated Learning:

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Integrated learning allows for assessments to be differentiated to suit the integrated learning plan. This is compared to traditional learning styles where assessments are based around the specific conceptual construction of knowledge. Integrated learning allows for curriculum concepts to be learnt simultaneously, rather than in separate lessons throughout the day or week (Gilbert & Hoepper, 2014).

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Fogarty’s continuum of curriculum integration (1991).

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The Fogarty’s model of integration represents clearly how by implementing an integrated teaching approach that all learning abilities and disciplines can be catered for. The Fogarty’s model represents multiple ways to design a unit in an integrated manner. This approach integrates the three main models; within subjects (intradisciplinary), across multiple subjects (cross-disciplinary) and beyond subjects/learner directed (transdisciplinary) (Fogarty, 1991). By utilising assessment in an appropriate way, teachers can ensure students are connected to their learning.

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Benefits of an integrated approach to assessment:

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Content taught by teachers and learnt by students in an integrated approach is based on what interests the students have. This means there is more connectedness to the application of knowledge (Gordan, 2014). The focus of an integrated approach to learning is that the children are being active learners, therefore allowing teachers to engage in more assessment. Teachers can assessment for students learning through questioning, observations and student discussions (Gordan, 2014).

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Benefits of an integrated teaching approach:

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The use of an integrated teaching approach allows children to participate in learning in a holistic manner without subject boundaries. It utilises the teaching of all curriculum areas including, literacy, mathematics, social studies, science, and technology. By incorporating an integrated approach to teaching and learning, it allows students to build and use skills in all the required content areas and promotes positive attitudes for continual successful learning (Integrated Curriculum in the Primary Program, n.d.)

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When using an integrated approach, how can a teacher effectively assess the learning of students? 

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When using an integrated approach, how can a teacher effectively assess the learning of students? 