Development of Student Cognitive Skills

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Development of Student Cognitive Skills
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Performance Objective

• In a final lesson plan for this unit, plan for
  and use a variety of instructional strategies to
  encourage students development of critical
  thinking, problem solving, and performance skills
  achieving at least 70 of the criteria on a
  lesson plan evaluation form.

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Enabling Objectives

• Plan activities to develop critical thinking
  skills in students
• Develop problem solving activities for students
• Use strategies that will develop performance
  skills

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Critical Thinking

• Definition
• Process of making sense out of experiences

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Thinking Strategies

• Test strategies
• Brainstorm
• Analyze role plays
• Identify and organize information
• Objectively describe something

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Thinking Strategies (cont.)

• Identify logical sequences for things
• Do problem solving activities
• Step outside normal role
• Think of new meanings

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Technique for Better Thinking

• Relevant examples
• Team projects
• Role model
• Debate
• Introspection and reflection
• Deadlines for projects
• Organizers
• Use a variety of activities to develop thinking
  skills

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Techniques for Problem Solving

• Identify or describe the problem
• Describe the desired outcome
• Identify possible solutions
• Select a solution
• Test a solution
• Evaluate outcome and revise, if needed

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Problem Solving Model

• Orient the group to the issue or problem
• Create tension around ideas
• Verification of facts
• Seeking causal relationship/extending the
  analysis
• Interpretation and Analysis

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Instructors Responsibility in the Group Process

• Tie students contributions
• Transfer student statements to questions
• Deflect questions
• Ask for examples
• Ask thinking questions
• Reframe student comments when needed
• Enhance discussion at the end if needed

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Procedure for Teaching a Performance

• Identify skill to teach
• Identify main parts of the skill
• Introduce the skill
• Demonstrate the skill
• Provide practice
• Review and continue practice, if needed.

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Writing Skills

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Techniques for Assigning Writing

• Less is More
• Require outlines and drafts
• Give specific feedback
• Have a model

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Writing in the Workplace

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Summary

• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Performance Skills
• Writing