Art of Thinking - Grade 6 Standards Assessment

Explain what it means to think critically and how critical thinking is a skill that can be developed with training and practice.

• Critical thinking means analyzing and evaluating information or arguments in a disciplined way. It is a skill that can be improved through practice and training.

• Critical thinking means accepting all information without question. It is a natural ability that cannot be improved.

• Critical thinking means memorizing facts quickly. It is an instinct that does not require practice.

• Critical thinking means following instructions exactly as given. It is a fixed trait that cannot be developed.

Identify factors that may influence one's ability to think critically.

• Factors such as personal biases, emotions, prior knowledge, and environment can influence one's ability to think critically.

• Only intelligence level determines critical thinking ability.

• Critical thinking is influenced solely by genetics.

• External factors have no impact on critical thinking.

Understand and identify examples of divergent and convergent thinking.

• Divergent thinking involves generating many different ideas, while convergent thinking involves narrowing down options to find the best solution.

• Divergent thinking is about following strict rules, while convergent thinking is about being creative.

• Divergent thinking focuses on one answer, while convergent thinking explores many possibilities.

• Divergent thinking and convergent thinking both mean choosing the first idea that comes to mind.

Understand and identify emotional and logical thinking.

• Emotional thinking is based on feelings, while logical thinking is based on reason and evidence.

• Emotional thinking is always correct, while logical thinking is always incorrect.

• Emotional thinking ignores feelings, while logical thinking is based on emotions.

• Emotional thinking is based on facts, while logical thinking is based on opinions.

Understand the concept of metacognition.

• Metacognition is thinking about one's own thinking processes.

• Metacognition is memorizing facts without understanding.

• Metacognition is ignoring one's own thoughts.

• Metacognition is only about emotional intelligence.

Know and use key metacognitive questions.

• Key metacognitive questions include: What do I know? What do I need to learn? How will I approach this problem?

• Key metacognitive questions include: What is the capital of France? What is 2+2? What color is the sky?

• Key metacognitive questions include: Who won the last football match? What is your favorite movie? Where is the nearest restaurant?

• Key metacognitive questions include: How tall is Mount Everest? What is the speed of light? Who wrote Hamlet?

Consider metacognitive questions when facing controversial problems or different perspectives.

• When facing controversial problems, asking metacognitive questions helps to understand different perspectives and make better decisions.

• Metacognitive questions are only useful for solving mathematical problems.

• Ignoring metacognitive questions leads to better understanding of controversial issues.

• Metacognitive questions should be avoided when discussing different perspectives.

Understand how perspective and experiences help one's thinking.

• Perspective and experiences shape how a person thinks and interprets information.

• Perspective and experiences have no effect on a person's thinking.

• Perspective and experiences only affect physical abilities, not thinking.

• Perspective and experiences make everyone think the same way.

Analyze how context affects a person's thinking.

• Context, such as environment or situation, can influence how a person thinks and makes decisions.

• Context has no impact on a person's thinking or decision-making.

• Context only affects physical actions, not thoughts or decisions.

• Context always leads to negative thinking patterns.

Make inferences and cite text evidence to support the inferences.

• Making inferences involves drawing conclusions based on evidence from the text.

• Making inferences means copying text word for word.

• Making inferences is about guessing without any support from the text.

• Making inferences requires ignoring the text evidence.