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Development of Student Cognitive Skills

Development of Student Cognitive Skills. Performance Objective.

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Development of Student Cognitive Skills

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  1. Development of Student Cognitive Skills

  2. 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.

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

  4. Critical Thinking • Definition • Process of making sense out of experiences

  5. Thinking Strategies • Test strategies • Brainstorm • Analyze role plays • Identify and organize information • Objectively describe something

  6. Thinking Strategies (cont.) • Identify logical sequences for things • Do problem solving activities • Step outside normal role • Think of new meanings

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Instructor’s 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

  11. 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.

  12. Writing Skills • Icon Here

  13. Techniques for Assigning Writing • Less is More • Require outlines and drafts • Give specific feedback • Have a model

  14. Writing in the Workplace • Icon Here

  15. Summary • Critical Thinking • Problem Solving • Performance Skills • Writing

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