{"id":1827,"date":"2025-07-11T01:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T01:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1827"},"modified":"2025-07-11T01:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T01:56:50","password":"","slug":"transdisciplinary-thinking-how-does-logical-reasoning-enable-researchers-to-identify-shared-themes","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/docs\/transdisciplinary-thinking-how-does-logical-reasoning-enable-researchers-to-identify-shared-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"How does logical reasoning enable researchers to identify shared themes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Focus: <\/strong><em>How does logical reasoning enable researchers to identify shared themes?<\/em><\/p><p>Suggested Length: 1 hour<\/p><p>Learning Objectives:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use critical thinking to identify themes that connect different real-life scenarios<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply the observe&ndash;explore&ndash;thematize&ndash;generalize framework to analyze a new, self-selected real-life scenario<\/li>\n<\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-table align-top\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#e9f1fb\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Approaches to Learning<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Vocabulary<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Reflection Questions<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Thinking Skills<\/strong><br>Analyze the differences between knowledge and subject-specific questions.<br><br>Analyze different perspectives within a real-life situation.<br><br>Construct knowledge questions based on a real-life situation.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">scenario<br>theme<br>perspective<br>ethics<br>generalize<br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Which theme connects the scenarios most strongly?&nbsp;<br><br>Did any of the other groups&rsquo; theme choices surprise you?<br><br>How might recognising shared themes in scenarios help policymakers or community leaders respond more effectively?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><style>#sp-ea-1828 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-1828.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-1828.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-1828.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-1828.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-1828.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1752193937\"><div id=\"sp-ea-1828\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-18280\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse18280\" aria-controls=\"collapse18280\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Preparation Task<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse18280\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-18280\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/cloning-a-discussion\/\" target=\"&ldquo;_blank&rdquo;\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> each discussion linked in the main activity to make a copy for your students.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use your preferred <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/inviting-participants-to-a-discussion\/\" target=\"&ldquo;_blank&rdquo;\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sharing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> method to share the cloned discussions with each group.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-18281\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse18281\" aria-controls=\"collapse18281\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Introduction<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse18281\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-18281\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Share the following scenarios with students:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A person retaliates violently against someone who has verbally disrespected their family.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Someone close to the victim of a crime names the suspected perpetrator online before their trial.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A teenager posts a classmate&rsquo;s home address on social media after hearing the classmate insult their sibling.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Show students a list of different themes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which themes connect all three situations? <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-18282\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse18282\" aria-controls=\"collapse18282\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Main Activity<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse18282\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-18282\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Introduce the observe, explore, thematize, generalize framework to students with a modelled example.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Share the scenario: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kialo-edu.com\/p\/f4b357d8-19f0-409a-b31c-4d3a8d47148a\/499321\" target=\"&ldquo;_blank&rdquo;\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A single parent who has lost their job steals food to feed their children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Observe the facts of the scenario:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The parent is supporting the children on their own.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The parent has lost their job and therefore may not be able to afford food.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The parent has a responsibility to feed their children.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interpret the scenario by adding pros and cons that reflect the different ethics and perspectives involved.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Example claims:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>PRO<\/strong> &ndash; The parent has a duty to feed their children.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>PRO<\/strong> &ndash; Some jurisdictions allow necessity defences.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>CON<\/strong> &ndash; The shopkeeper may fear copy-cat thefts.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>CON<\/strong> &ndash; The costs of theft are often passed on to other customers through higher prices.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identify the themes represented by the scenario, e.g., survival, the law, duty, sacrifice, resource scarcity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Divide students into groups and allocate each group one of the following scenarios.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Groups will apply the above steps to their allocated scenario.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kialo-edu.com\/p\/1f0f72dd-7f4f-494f-b308-821caaa64f10\/499324\" target=\"&ldquo;_blank&rdquo;\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During a natural disaster, a person steals supplies from their neighbor.<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kialo-edu.com\/p\/6492c926-6d1f-4da0-b395-ad495c132f52\/499329\" target=\"&ldquo;_blank&rdquo;\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A homeless person trespasses in a closed building during a blizzard.<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kialo-edu.com\/p\/40b1d9a0-df1a-4860-9684-969f5b8016d0\/499330\" target=\"&ldquo;_blank&rdquo;\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A civilian in a war zone steals medicine to help a sick child.<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each group should then present a summary of their exploration to the class and explain the themes they&rsquo;ve chosen.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a class, list any themes that apply to all of the scenarios.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students should then generalize by thinking of a further scenario that would also relate to the identified themes. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-18283\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse18283\" aria-controls=\"collapse18283\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Reflection Activity<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse18283\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-18283\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask each group to reflect on the following questions:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which theme connects the scenarios most strongly?<p><\/p><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did any of the other groups&rsquo; theme choices surprise you?<p><\/p><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How might recognising shared themes in scenarios help policymakers or community leaders respond more effectively?<p><\/p><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How did your group ensure your fifth scenario was relevant to the identified themes? <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kialo-edu.com\/p\/f4b357d8-19f0-409a-b31c-4d3a8d47148a\/499321\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\" rel=\"nofollow\">Exploring Themes: It is acceptable for a single parent who has lost their job to steal food to feed their children<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/strong> &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kialo-edu.com\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">kialo-edu.com<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kialo-edu.com\/assets\/static\/js\/embedded-kialo.min.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focus: How does logical reasoning enable researchers to identify shared themes?Suggested Length: 1 hourLearning Objectives: Approaches to Learning Vocabulary Reflection Questions Thinking SkillsAnalyze the differences between knowledge and subject-specific questions. Analyze different perspectives within a real-life situation. Construct knowledge questions based on a real-life situation. scenariothemeperspectiveethicsgeneralize Which theme connects the scenarios most strongly?&nbsp; Did any [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"wds_primary_doc_category":0,"wds_primary_doc_tag":0,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[31],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1827","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-transdiscipline-think"],"acf":[],"year_month":"2026-05","word_count":103,"total_views":"17","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Amnah Ejaz","author_nicename":"ae","author_url":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/author\/ae\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Transfer and Interdisciplinarity","term_url":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/docs-category\/transdiscipline-think\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=1827"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=1827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}