Modeling To Enhance Critical Thinking and Decision Making Skills Development in the Instructional Process: The Social Studies.

Autor/in	Peters, Richard
Titel	Modeling To Enhance Critical Thinking and Decision Making Skills Development in the Instructional Process: The Social Studies.
Quelle	(1987), (26 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Citizenship Education; Cognitive Processes; Convergent Thinking; Creative Teaching; Critical Thinking; Decision Making; Discovery Learning; Elementary Secondary Education; Evaluative Thinking; Inferences; Inquiry; Interdisciplinary Approach; Learning Activities; Logical Thinking; Role Playing; Simulation; Social Studies; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Creative thinking; Teaching; Kreatives Denken; Unterricht; Kritisches Denken; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Entdeckendes Lernen; Inference; Inferenz; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Lernaktivität; Rollenspiel; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Gemeinschaftskunde; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Students must be actively involved in the process of learning for it to have personal meaning and importance in their lives. Teachers must also become critical thinkers, creative individuals, and decision makers in order to create more challenging learning environments. Teachers need to blend structure and spontaneity into meaningful learning experiences and incorporate these experiences into instructional strategies and curricula. The Proactive Action Model (PAM) strategy is one way to blend structure and spontaneity into meaningful learning experiences. The PAM strategy is an inquiry based learning model in which students: (1) identify a conflict/issue/ problem; (2) research data and generate an hypothesis; (3) conduct an empirical study, collect data, and arrive at a conclusion; and (4) design a resolution strategy. Other activities to enhance student abilities and competence in critical thinking and decision making are: (1) designing and constructing table-top dioramas, maps, and visual aids; (2) developing research papers; (3) role playing; (4) developing and presenting oral reports; (5) debating; (6) video recording community studies; (7) interviewing; and (8) researching primary and secondary source materials. This paper also includes a description of the inservice program developed by the Thought/Action Network. A bibliography is appended. (SM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01