CRITICAL THINKING AND
PROBLEM SOLVING
TOOLS FOR PROBLEM SOLVING:
7. FACILITATORS OR GUIDES
instructor, walks around,answers question and provide encouragements
facilitators actively sustain goodwill, open communication, and mutual trust
resources not solutions
6. DIGITAL RECORDINGS (AUDIO AND VIDEO)
create and disseminate content globally
interviews,comments
articulates and distribute opinions
audio and video recordings in digital format
use of many devices
5. DIALOGUE AND QUESTIONS
sequency questions
developing deeper understanding and analysis
4.DATABASES
collecting and managing moderate and large bodies of information
develops a new perspective of thinking
write a report
organized collection of data
3. CONCEPT MAPS
group common information
concept maps
literature review maps
examine understanding
graphical designs to illustrate concepts ,dynamic way
2. CASE STUDIES
facilitate, strategize, solve,share and foster participation
written accounts
1.ANIMATION SOFTWARE
role-playing scripts
extend the research,questioning,logical reasoning,understanding
brings abstract reasoning
illustrate, bring to life, or anthropomorphize abstract concepts
excited and motivated learners
pictures as moving images
Subtopic
STRATEGIES TO CULTIVATE: CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEMS-BASED LEARNING
PORTFOLIOS
ESSENTIAL PURPOSES AND GOALS
SIMULATIONS
CUSTOMIZE INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS
APPLY
CASE PROBLEMS
REAL-LIFE PBL (Problems based learning)
PROVIDE EXPLICIT OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
REQUEST TEAMS TO WRITE AND SUBMITS DESCRIPTIONS
PROVIDE RESPONSABILITIES
VIRTUAL THINKING TANKS
FORMATIVE FEEDBACK
COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT
PEER LEARNING
USE OF TECHNOLOGY
LEARNERS WORK TOGETHER
21ST CENTURY KLHLAQ MODEL APPLIED
TEACHING ADULTS
KNOW-WANT-HOW-LEARN-ACTION-QUESTIONS
DISCOVERY LEARNING
Constructivist experiences
Problem-Based Learning and Project-Based Learning
PjBL: Case-specific understanding practical products (specific situations)
PBL: Deeper understanding and theory building outcomes (nonspecific)
Learning is self-regulated
CRITICAL THINKING
Foundation for Critical Thinking
Universal intellectual standards
Fairness
Logic
Relevance
Precision
Accuracy
Clarity
The elements and standards
Generating implications
Making assumptions
Making inferences
Using Concepts
Using Information
Raising questions
Generating purposes
Its is a highly individualized
context-specific multi-branching process
Learners are creative, curious to
solve problems
since World War II
Bloom’s (1956) taxonomy
PROBLEM-SOLVING
STAGES OF PROBLEM SOLVING
Evaluate results of testing
Choose a solution to test
Develop alternative solutions
Identify the Root cause of the Problem
Define the problem
Meaning Making
Techniques
Journaling
Questioning
Peer dialogue
Process of validating their answer or telling students what their answer means
Learners discover and internalize knowledge
Processes that lead to posing multiple
solutions to situations (Bell, 2010)
