Taba Inductive

Known also as Concept Formation or Inductive Thinking, this strategy is originated by Hilda Taba.  The major goal here is inductive thinking.  The learning processes include data organization, manipulation, and compacting.

 

The materials used are called data set and may be either teacher-generated or student generated. Actual objects, pictures, written words, etc. make the data set. Examples of data set: pictures or models of animals, people, objects, names or words are written on strips of paper, or simply charts with several objects.

 

The three phases of this strategy are as follows:

 

Phase One:  Concept Formation

 

Introduce the topic. Show/provide the data set or have students look at data they brought as instructed earlier by the teacher. Ask the students to group the data set into three (or four) groups looking at similarities. Let them identify the common attributes of each group and label (as they wish) each group of data set.

 

Phase Two:  Interpretation of Data

 

Ask students to compare the groups of data set for similarities and differences. Let them make inferences about the data: What does ______ mean? What would you conclude about ________?

 

Phase Three: Application of Principles

 

Ask students to hypothesize and predict consequences (What would happen if _____?) Let them provide evidences that support the predictions and hypotheses. How would they verify predictions?  What are the practical uses of the data set?

 

 

This strategy is interesting for both the young and the old. Adjust the data set to the level of the learners.

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