Gather/Organise

• What do I know about this?
• Where have I met this before?
• What information do I have?
• How much do I understand?
• What questions can I ask?

Thinking Involved

• Establish what is already known
• Do a memory search
• Identify gaps/ misconceptions
• Show how ideas link
• Extend the ideas
• Identify questions that can be asked
• Identify the section(s) to be focused on

Importance to Learning

• Brings knowledge into the working memory
• Puts fragments into a whole picture
• Clarifies the learners' mental mapping
• Establishes the baseline(s)
• Assesses prior learning
• Identifies the 'experts'
• Identifies the 'confused'