38 Questions
What is thinking sometimes based on?
Facts or evidence
What is one way to describe thinking?
A reasonable working of various views
What is involved in the thinking process?
Abstraction, logic, and problem-solving
What is the first stage of understanding?
Analysis of the characteristics of similar objects
What is thinking a process of?
Strengthening the relationship between stimulus and response
What is the purpose of abstraction in comparison?
To focus on non-essential traits
What is involved in the formation of understanding?
Three stages
What is the purpose of comparison?
To identify similarities and differences
What is thinking a symbolic representation of?
Some event or train of ideas
What is an affirmative opinion?
An opinion that declares the presence of something
What is thinking a mental process of?
Forming new representations through interaction
What is a negative opinion?
An opinion that declares the absence of something
What is a modalities opinion?
An opinion that expresses possibility
What is the basic structure of a sentence expressing an opinion?
Subject and predicate
What are opinions based on?
Personal feelings and thoughts
What is an important characteristic of critical thinkers?
They are willing to abandon or modify their judgments
What is the purpose of Socratic questioning?
To deeply probe the meaning of a claim
What happens when critical thinkers master a new skill or experience an insight?
They transfer the information to new contexts
What do noncritical thinkers often struggle with?
Transferring knowledge to new situations
What is the primary goal of making predictions while reading?
To anticipate what comes next
What helps students make connections between their prior knowledge and the text?
Making predictions
Why might students be more comfortable making predictions about fiction than nonfiction?
Fiction is more commonly used in early reading instruction
What can an individual rely on to solve a problem or create a solution?
Long-term memory or experience
What is emotional thinking concerned with?
The ways we define what we believe to be true
According to Daniel Goleman, what is emotional intelligence?
A set of competencies that determine emotional aptitude
What does emotional thinking demand that we tune into?
Our intuitive ways of absorbing information
What is the purpose of tuning into our emotional ways of knowing?
To increase the possibility of making good professional decisions
What is emotional aptitude according to Daniel Goleman?
A meta-ability that determines how well we can use other skills
What determines whether one person thrives in life while another dead-ends?
Emotional aptitude
What is the relationship between emotional aptitude and other skills?
Emotional aptitude determines how well we can use other skills, including raw intellect
Why is it important for teachers to include time for instruction, modeling, and practice when teaching students to read informational text?
Because it helps students develop proficiency with predicting
What is a common connection between predicting in reading and predicting in science?
Both involve making predictions based on evidence
What is the main difference between a prediction and a hypothesis?
A hypothesis is a specific type of prediction made when designing and conducting an investigation
Why do teachers need to be cognizant of how they use the terms prediction and hypothesis?
So teachers can use the terms correctly during science instruction
What is an example of a prediction in science?
All of the above
How should teachers help students develop proficiency with predicting?
By making connections between predicting in reading and predicting in science
What is an example of a hypothesis?
If the amount of water is increased, a plant's growth will increase
Why is it important for teachers to make sure students have sufficient background knowledge before reading informational text?
So students can make predictions about the text
Study Notes
Thinking and Prediction
- Thinking is the process of human reason that strengthens the relationship between stimulus and response.
- It involves the reasonable working of various views with prior knowledge to form new knowledge.
- Thinking can be interpreted as remembering something and questioning its relationship to intended outcomes.
- It involves mentally processing information, rearranging data from the environment, and storing symbols in memory.
Thinking Process
- The thinking process involves understanding, opinion formation, and abstraction.
- Understanding involves three stages: analysis of characteristics, comparison of features, and abstraction of essential traits.
- Opinion formation involves forming relationships between terms, resulting in affirmative, negative, or modal opinion statements.
Critical Thinking
- Critical thinkers engage in active questioning, challenging existing facts and opinions, and welcoming questions in return.
- They listen actively, modify judgments based on new information, and apply knowledge to new situations.
Making Predictions and Reasoning
- Making predictions involves using text information and personal experiences to anticipate what comes next.
- This strategy helps students make connections between prior knowledge and the text.
- Predicting is also used in science, where a prediction is made about the outcome of a future event based on evidence.
Emotions and Critical Thinking
- Emotional thinking considers the intuitive ways we define what we believe to be true.
- It involves recognizing the role of human emotions in communication, decision-making, problem-solving, and overall life.
- Emotional aptitude is crucial in determining how well we can use our skills, including raw intellect.
This quiz explores the concept of thinking and reasoning through examples of prediction, including fortune telling and weather forecasting, highlighting the role of evidence and instinct in decision-making.
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