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Welcome to the seminar on strategies on teaching logic and art appreciationBY: PROF. RONNIE ESPERGAL PASIGUI : Welcome to the seminar on strategies on teaching logic and art appreciationBY: PROF. RONNIE ESPERGAL PASIGUI
The most effective way to foster critical thinking skills is through explicit instruction : The most effective way to foster critical thinking skills is through explicit instruction
Slide 4 : Studies suggest that students become remarkably better problem-solvers when we teach them to
• analyze analogies
• create categories and classify items appropriately
• identify relevant information
• construct and recognize valid deductive arguments
• test hypotheses
• recognize common reasoning fallacies
• distinguish between evidence and interpretations of evidence
The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking : The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking
The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking : The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking Start early.
Young children might not be ready for lessons in formal logic. But they can be taught to give reasons for their conclusions. And they can be taught to evaluate the reasons given by othersStudies suggest that students become remarkably better problem-solvers when we teach them to
The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking : The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking Avoid pushing dogma.
When we tell kids to do things in a certain way, we should give reasons.
Encourage kids to ask questions.
Parents and teachers should foster curiosity in children. If a rationale doesn’t make sense to a child, she should be encouraged to voice her objection or difficulty.
The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking : The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking Ask kids to consider alternative explanations and solutions.
It’s nice to get the right answer. But many problems yield themselves to more than one solution. When kids consider multiple solutions, they may become more flexible thinkers.
Get kids to clarify meaning.
Kids should practice putting things in their own words (while keeping the meaning intact). And kids should be encouraged to make meaningful distinctions.
The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking : The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking Talk about biases. Even grade school students can understand how emotions, motives--even our cravings--can influence our judgments.
Don’t confine critical thinking to purely factual or academic matters. Encourage kids to reason about ethical, moral, and public policy issues.
The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking : The American Philosophical Association's tips for teaching critical thinking Get kids to write. This last recommendation doesn’t come from Facione or the APA, but it makes good sense. As many teachers know, the process of writing helps students clarify their explanations and sharpen their arguments. In a recent study, researchers assigned college biology students to one of two groups. The writing group had to turn in written explanations of their laboratory work. The control group had to answer brief quizzes instead. At the end of the term, the students in the writing group had increased their analytical skills significantly. Students in the control group had not (Quitadamo and Kurtz 2007).