Nontraditional Card Sorts

by: Linda Ramsey, W.C. Deese, and Cathi Cox

A typical card sort is an activity in which students are given a set of cards with a single concept written on each card and asked to organize the cards by grouping related concepts. The nontraditional card sorts described in this article foster critical thinking and add elements of inquiry as students use them to develop flowcharts for complex laboratory procedures, analyze and interpret data, and construct historical timelines.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2007Stock # tst07_074_09_38Volume 074Issue 09

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