Inductive-Thinking Model Explained

The Inductive-Thinking Model is a teaching strategy developed by Hilda Taba in the 1960's. The model is broken into three separate strategies: Concept Formation; Interpretation of Data and Application of Principles.
Each of the three strategies is used to some degree in the Hats Off to History project:

1. Concept Formation : Students gather data, group it and categorize it. (the database in Hats Off to History serves as the vehicle for this strategy. Teachers may feel it necessary to create alternate field names for the database after students research the project)
2. Interpretation of Data: Students identify critical relationships and make inferences based on their exploration of the relationships.
3. Application of Principles: Students predict and form a hypothesis, explain their hypothesis and use data to verify their position.

For more background on how the Inductive-Thinking Model is supported by using databases,
visit :Databases as Cognitive Tools