FACS 56 life management critical thinking

1. FACS 56 life management critical thinking

2. memory retrieval recognition & recall are two basic ways to retrieve information from long-term memory recognition: your judgment that info presented to you is something you already know …what was the last film you saw? would you recognize it if you saw an ad for it or someone was talking about it? …on a test, many true/false and multiple choice questions are at recognition level

3. memory retrieval recall: self-initiated search of long-term memory for information can be triggered by an event, a question from a friend, a mental picture, or a short-answer test question …where did you buy your shoes? think of related information…when you bought them, which shopping area you were at, who you were with

4. recall strategies most are variations on repetition, organization and mnemonics repetition— …the reason you remembered to brush your teeth this morning …how you learned to drive a car …flash cards can be an effective repetition tool for learning information

5. recall strategies it is believed that it is difficult to remember more than 5-6 things at a time one way to help is to organize long lists into small groups or chunks—chunking …trying to learn all the different vitamins—group them into fat-soluble & water soluble in order to make smaller “chunks” to remember

6. recall strategies mind-mapping: a drawing or verbal picture of ideas gained from reading or listening

7. recall strategies mnemonics: strategies that include rhymes, acronyms, and words or sentences that are artificial memory aids …in music FACE (spaces on music staff) and Every Good Boy Does Fine (lines) … “I before E except after C” examples from your life?

8. participation activity: • the spot quiz • (refer to pg. 76 for specifics) • watch the television commercial and answer the following questions: • What were the attention-getting strategies used? • What was said or what action was shown to stimulate desire? • Was there a sense of urgency portrayed? If so, how? • Who was the target customer? • What response was hoped for? • What did this experience teach you? • http://www.youtube.com/user/oldspice?feature=pyv&ad=3379911227&kw=funny%20tv%20commercial&gclid=CLKM78fh-p8CFQwTawod5GWvmA#p/u/0/owGykVbfgUE

9. critical thinking • learning is not just repeating • information… • real learning takes place • as you filter information • through your own • knowledge and experience • this process requires critical thinking— • make judgments about truth • distinguish fact from opinion • use logic to draw conclusion

10. critical thinking • the decision making process is an example of critical thinking • specify the problem • generate and evaluate alternatives • choose the best alternative • this is active thinking—thinking of the highest order • requires you to ask questions, • be inquisitive, & search for answers

11. brain dominance

12. brain dominance people tend to favor one mode of thinking—right-brain or left-brain brainstorming—uses right brain evaluating alternatives—uses left brain which mode do you favor?

13. brain dominance • left side • word-oriented, verbal • analytical • logical • sequential • deals with time • responsible for verbal • and mathematical functions • remembers words and numbers • seat of reason

14. brain dominance • right side • image-oriented, • nonverbal • grasping wholes • simultaneous • deals with space • responsible for spatial, artistic, musical, and bodily-kinesthetic functions • remembers objects, people, places & music • seat of passion and dreams

15. brain dominance

16. brain dominance • the mode in which we operate affects • how we perceive the world • our preferences in organization and time management • our decision making

17. participation activity: thinking about debit cards (refer to pg. 80 for specifics) First, answer the questions on pages 80 & 81 according to your own life experience. Then, we will talk as a group about what critical thinking skills you used to perform this exercise…