THINKING STRATEGIES
Strategy Types Purpose
Observing
  • Looking at an issue from the students world
  • Problem setting
Identifying Assumptions
  • Sharing background knowledge
  • Expressing opinions
  • Recognizing attitudes & values
Collecting Data
  • Reading newspapers
  • Listening to radio broadscasts
  • Watching television programs
Organizing Data
  • Classifying information
  • Categorizing information
  • Comparing: Fitting the "new" into the familiar.
Interpreting Data
  • Summarizing
  • Generalizing
  • Hypothezizing
  • Theorizing
Inquiring Further
  • Surveying the pulic
  • Identifying a specialist & interviewing
  • Researching in a library
  • Reporting new findings
Analizing & Evaluating
  • Reporting new findings
  • Synthesizing all information
  • Criticizing
  • Reflecting on new ideas
  • Re-evaluating assumptions
Decision Making
  • Problem solving
  • Volunteering
  • Participating in workshops
  • Community work
  • Collctive action
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