THINKING SKILLS
THINKING SKILLS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH
What does the thinking process involve? I N T E R A C T I O N
KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS
what pupils knows about the subject cognitive tools for dealing with the subject
how pupils feel about ATTITUDE & VALUES the subject
What are the thinking skills? Critical Thinking Skill - the ability to evaluate an idea Creative Thinking Skill - generate and produce ideas Reasoning - to evaluate using a series of logical steps
Thinking Strategy Creative Skills
Critical Skills
Conceptualize, Make Decision, Solve Problems
A Model for Using Thinking Skills a hierarchical model
CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS (Express Creatively) 1. Listen to simple short stories and fairy tales and share feelings about the story. 2. Create word chains.
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS (Solve Simple Problems) 1. Arranging sentences in sequence 2. Matching sentences to pictures 3. WH Questions 4. Tell why a person or animal in a story is good or bad 5. Give details of story 6. Give reasons why one likes or does not like the story.
STEPS IN TEACHING THINKING SKILLS 1.TEACHER TALKS ABOUT THE ACTIONS OF THE PEOPLE AND ANIMALS IN A STORY HEARD OR READ. PUPILS PRACTISE WITH TEACHER. 2.PUPILS PRACTISE WITHOUT TEACHER’S GUIDANCE USING THE SAME STORY 3. PUPILS THEN APPLY THESE IDEAS FOR OTHER STORIES AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SITUATIONS