When and where did I find the word: Schema and Schemata was found during class the course reading in the (Billmeyer and Barton 1998) Section 4 pg. 62
Billmeyer, R. & Barton, M.L. (1998). Teaching reading in the content areas: If not me, then who? (2nd ed.). Aurora , CO
What it means: According to Billmeyer and Barton (1998) Schema refers to an underlying organizational pattern or structure.
Level of Familiarity: I am very familiar with schema. I have heard this term for the majority of my undergraduate and graduate career.
Do I want to know this word well and tell why? I do want to know this word well. Knowing my students schema will help me teach them new information in a way that will fit into their organizational structures. It helps me to connect to their background knowledge and pull out old information to clarify/develop their learning.
Do I think others should know this word well....if so who and why? Schema is important for all teachers to know. Since it refers to how students connect their background knowledge to new learning in an organizational pattern to make new learning easily retrievable.
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