Lesson 7 "IT For Higher Thinking Skills And Creativity"

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              In the traditional information absorption model of teaching, the teacher organizes and presents information to student- learners. He may use a variety of teaching resources to support the lesson such as the chalkboard, videotape, newspaper or magazine and photos. The presentation is followed by discussion and the giving of assignment. This teaching approach has been proven successful for achieving learning outcomes following the lower end of Blooms Taxonomy: knowledge, comprehension and application are concerned.

               Today, students are expected to be not only cognitive, but also flexible, analytical and creative. In this lesson, there are methods proposed for the use of computer-based technologies as an integral support to higher thinking skills and creativity.

HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES

-          To define higher thinking skills and creativity, we may adopt a frame work that is a helpful synthesis of many models and definitions on the subject matter. The framework is exhaustive but a helpful guide for the teacher’s effort to understand the learner’s higher learning process.

COMPLEX THINKING  SKILLS	SUB-SKILLS
Focusing	Defining the problem, goal/objective-setting, brainstorming
Information gathering	Selection, recording of data of information
Remembering	associating, relating new data with old
Analyzing	Identifying idea constructs, patterns
Generating	Deducing, inducting, elaborating
Organizing	Classifying , relating
Imagining	Visualizing and predicting
Designing	Planning , formulating
Integration	Summarizing and abstracting
Evaluating	Setting criteria, testing idea, verifying outcomes, revising

HE UPGRADED PROJECT METHOD

       _ Project method for higher learning outcomes consist on having the students work on projects with depth, complexity, duration and relevance to the real world, this new method involves students in active creation of information.

 THE PROCESS

      The process of project implementation takes the students to the steps, efforts, and experiences in project completion. Meanwhile, thus to be borne in mind is that;