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These activities will cover Critical Thinking, defined as 'the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgement.'
Each activity encourages your mentee to detach from their personal views and/or experiences in order to approach a scenario systematically. The activity details are below:
Critical Reading
Critical Reading
AIMED AT: Y12
MATERIAL COVERED:
Strategic questions to ask when approaching a task
How to be an effective and active reader
Four ways of reading - when should these be used and how will they impact what you read
Interactive reading strategy
WHEN TO USE:
At the start of the year and recap throughout the year
Critical Reading.docCritically Evaluating Research
Critically Evaluating Research
AIMED AT: Y12
MATERIAL COVERED:
Items to be aware of when reflecting on research e.g. bias, statistics, data collection, research, vocabulary, language, and images.
Questions to ask for an objective approach
Examples to demonstrate why asking these questions is important
WHEN TO USE:
Before a student starts a conducting or engaging with research
In conversations about University-style learning
Critically evaluating research.docEvaluating Online Resources
Evaluating Online Resources
AIMED AT: Y12
MATERIAL COVERED:
Key areas to question about a resource: accuracy, authority, coverage, currency, and objectivity
A list of University approved free online resources your mentees may find useful when searching online
WHEN TO USE:
Early in the year, and when mentees are completing online research
Evaluating Online Resources.docMoral Dilemmas & Critical Thinking Session
Moral Dilemmas & Critical Thinking Session
AIMED AT: Y9 - 11
MATERIAL COVERED:
Group activity where mentees can discuss up to four scenarios, asking questions to make informed decisions
A series of moral dilemma questions covering topics including friends, money, serious scenarios, and light-hearted
WHEN TO USE:
At the start of the year and recap throughout the year
Moral Dilemmas & Critical Thinking Session.docxCritical Thinking Quick Videos
Critical Thinking Quick Videos
AIMED AT: Y11 - Y13
MATERIAL COVERED:
Video discussing 'Margin of Error' in relation to polling & sample sizes
Video discussing 'The World of Bad Survey Design' - source reliability and survey considerations
WHEN TO USE:
At the start of the year and recap throughout the year
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