Showing Evidence Tool

http://educate.intel.com/en/thinkingtools/showingevidence/

Description:

The Showing Evidence Tool helps students learn how to construct well-reasoned arguments and prove their case with credible evidence. The tool provides a visual framework to make claims, identify evidence, evaluate the quality of that evidence, explain how the evidence supports or weakens claims, and reach conclusions based on the evidence.

Suggested Curriculum Applications:

This thinking tool supports activities where students debate differences, make and defend decisions, and analyze conflicting information. e.g. study of issues, debating.

Roadtested by:

BOW with KIT and SHI and Year 9 English classes working on issues.
Completed student example:

Registration requirements/To use:

Teachers register with an email address and password. Teacher can then easily create as many projects and student teams as required.
Go to http://educate.intel.com/en/thinkingtools/showingevidence/, choose login to Teacher Workspace and complete registration details on the next screen.

Pitfalls:

The tool is designed for education and works very well.

Instructions:​

​ To set up a new project:

1. Go to web site http://educate.intel.com/en/thinkingtools/showingevidence/
2. Login to Teacher Workspace
3. Under Manage Project, select Set up a new Showing Evidence Project
4. Complete the details of the project - Project name, description and question
5. Choose Standard version
6. Select Set up initial Student Workspace
7. Submit

To add student teams:

1. Under Manage Teams, select Add or delete student teams
2. Select Add new Student Teams
3. Add teams one at a time by completing the boxes and submitting OR select Create a Set of Teams to create all teams at once
4. Go Back to Project listing
5. From the Project listing, select Student teams next to the project name
6. Assign student teams to the project

Student team work:

1. Each team logs in using the teacher ID, team name and teeam password
2. Select the assigned project
3. Follow student Instructions Showing Evidence Tool.doc

Teacher follow up and assessment:

1. From the project listing, select teams next to the project title
2. Select Review next to any team to monittor progress and add feedback/comments

NB. It is also possible to setup students teams to review other teams