If you want to teach your students critical thinking, give them opportunities to brainstorm and analyze things.
Start a class discussion by asking an open-ended question. Open-ended questions are questions that have more than one answer. Make sure to emphasize to your students that there are no right or wrong answers. . Show enthusiasm about answers that are outside of the box to encourage students to let their minds expand to different possible ideas.
Give students time to think things through. . For classroom discussions or in-class assignments, give students a few minutes to think clearly before they put forward any ideas. For the best results, have students sit quietly and put down their books and pens while they reflect.
Show students a vague picture to get them thinking about their own ideas. Show your students a picture of something that is a bit vague. . Next, ask them to break down the clues in the picture that led them to this idea. Finally, ask them to think about how some of their own beliefs or experiences shaped what they thought about the picture.
. In the age of electronic information, it is important to know what websites are offering reliable facts and which ones aren't. Discuss the issue in class, or give students an assignment to look at a website on their own and evaluate it.
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A. Websites are of great help to students. B. Have students evaluate a website. C. Have them guess what's happening in the picture. D. The following are tips for you to follow. E. Encourage students to ask simple questions. F. Narrow thinking is often the result of rushing to give an answer. G. This will allow students to think critically and creatively without fear of getting anything wrong. |
