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READING SKILLS. THINKING SKILLS ROSARIO INFANTE CAFFI UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES. HOW DO WE LEARN? MATURITY BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOCIGAL DEVELOPMENT. LEARNING Change in the behavior after an experience Characteristics : change of behavior relatively permanent change
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READING SKILLS THINKING SKILLS ROSARIO INFANTE CAFFI UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
HOW DO WE LEARN? • MATURITY • BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOCIGAL DEVELOPMENT
LEARNING • Change in the behavior after an experience • Characteristics: • change of behavior • relatively permanent change • not directly observable • Variables: • external (reality) internal (organic, Central Nervous System)
FACTORS RELATED TO THE LEARNING PROCESS • Biological structure • Intelligence • Social context • Motivation • Mental operations • Personal background • Emotions
THINKING SKILLS • Mental process which allows me to manage and control the knowledge • Thinking is an ability that can be developed • Individual process determined by internal and external variables • Thinking and learning development are integrated
HUMAN THINKING IS NOT THE MERE CAPACITY OF STORING INFORMATION, BUT THE CAPACITY OF TRANSFORMING AND TRANSFERRING SUCH INFORMATION
The development of these skills abilities is not spontaneous, it has to be stimulated. • The student is the center of the methodology being used. • In order to improve our thinking abilities, we must improve our language. • Language is the origin of the thinking process.
5 LEVELS OF THINKING SKILLS • 1.- KNOWLEDGE • 2.- COMPREHENSION • 3.- APPLICATION • 4.- ANALYSIS • 5.- SYNTHESIS • 6.- EVALUATION
THINKING (cognitive) SKILLSwww.eduteca.orgBarbara Fowler • 1st level: KNOWLEDGE To remember material learned previously. Facts, terms, basic concepts and answers. who, what, why, when, where, choose, find, define, label, show, spell, list, match, relate, tell, remember, select.
2nd level: COMPREHENSION • Demonstrate understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting, describing and exposing main ideas. compare, contrast, demonstrate, interpret, explain, enhance, illustrate, infer, extract, relate, paraphrase, translate, summarize, classify.
3rd level: APPLICATION • Solve problems applying the knowledge acquired, facts, techniques and rules in a different way. apply, build, choose, do, develop, interview, organize, experimentn plan, select, use, model, identify.
4th level: ANALYSIS • Examine the different parts of the information in order to find causes and reasons, solve problems applying the knowledge acquired, facts, techniques and rules in a different way. analyze, categorize, clasify, compare, contrast, discover, examine, inspect, relate, differenciate, infer, conclude.
5th level: SYNTHESIS • Compile information and relate it in varied ways to a new pattern proposing different alternatives of solution. Build, choose combine, compose, create, design, develop, estimate, formulate, imagine, invent, originate, plan, predict, decide, solve suppose, discuss modify, change, combine, implement, minimize, maximize, eliminate, implement.
6th level: EVALUATION • Present, support and judge opinions related to some piece of information. conclude, criticize, decide, defend, determine, evaluate, judge, justify, measure, compare, categorize, select, accept, explain, value, prioritize, give importance, establish criteria, approve, influence, deduce