Proven Practices - Critical Thinking Strategies

What is Critical Thinking?

• Critiquing your brain

• Evaluating ideas

• Testing Skills

• Thinking in a critical way

How important is critical thinking in the classroom?

• Not important

• Slightly important

• Very important

The following are examples of barriers to critical thinking except

• Peer pressure

• Self-deception

• Comradery

• Superstition

Which one is NOT part of the 6 critical thinking skills?

• Analysis

• Evaluation

• Close-mindedness

• Synthesis

Which situations can critical thinking help?

• Personal

• School related

• All of the above

• Work related

Critical thinking has

• purpose

• interprets meaning

• solves problems

• all above

Core critical thinking skills are (Collecting data, analysis, evaluation, comprehension, application). find the missing skill

• problem solving

• Synthesis

• examining

Communication skills in critical thinking involve below tool:

• Active Listening

• Collaboration

• Presentation Skills

• All the above

Brainstorming can be an individual activity or a group discussion centered on either creating ideas or solving a problem.

• True

• False

What is visible learning?

• Answering students when they ask you "Why are we doing this?"

• Being aware of learning and thinking

• Students and teachers being able to see the learning and thinking that is taking place in the classroom

• Learning with your eyes open