Editing KWL table (section)

{{Short description|Graphical organizer to help in learning}}A '''KWL table''', or '''KWL chart''', is a [[Graphic organizers|graphical organizer]] designed to help in [[learning]]. The letters KWL are an [[acronym]], for what students, in the course of a lesson, already '''k'''now, '''w'''ant to know, and ultimately '''l'''earn. It is a part of the [[Constructivist methods|constructivist teaching method]] where students move away from what are considered traditional methods of teaching and learning. In this particular methodology the students are given the space to learn by constructing their own learning pace and their own style of understanding a given topic or idea. The KWL chart or table was developed within this methodology and is a form of instructional reading strategy that is used to guide students taking them through the idea and the text.<ref name="nea.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.nea.org/tools/k-w-l-know-want-to-know-learned.html|title=NEA - K-W-L (Know, Want to Know, Learned)|work=NEA|accessdate=5 February 2016}}</ref> A KWL table is typically divided into three columns titled [[declarative knowledge|Know]], Want and Learned. The table comes in various forms as some have modified it to include or exclude information.

It may be useful in research projects and to organize information to help study for tests.