How to Have Students Make and Test Conjectures It is through the
process of having students make and test conjectures that higher
levels of reasoning and more complex learning will occur. Grab a
student's attention by presenting them with a thought provoking
research question. Suggestions for using the Make and Test
Conjecture Method - Engage the students by having them make a
prediction(s) about possible outcomes to this question and
explain and share their reasoning. - Have students collect,
access, or simulate data to answer the research question. - Have
students analyze the data to see possible data-based answers to
the research question. - Create disequilibrium by having
students compare their prediction(s) with actual outcomes. -
Promote discussions so that encourage students to come up with
explanations for the predicted and actual outcomes in order to
strengthen associations between concepts and develop the
students reasoning abilities. Adding the "make and test
conjectures" method to an activity can