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Framing the consideration of positive, negative, and interesting aspects of an idea into one picture.
Framing the consideration of positive, negative, and interesting aspects of an idea into one picture.
The Plus, Minus, Interesting (PMI) is a critical thinking strategy that encourages students to develop the habit of looking beyond the polarity of “yes or no,” “wrong or right,” or “my answer or your answer" to a more nuanced consideration.
The Plus, Minus, Interesting (PMI) is a critical thinking strategy that encourages students to develop the habit of looking beyond the polarity of “yes or no,” “wrong or right,” or “my answer or your answer" to a more nuanced consideration.
The goal of PMI is to develop independent thinkers who consider a range of ideas and/or possibilities and see beyond the obvious. The “interesting” category can also include questions.
The goal of PMI is to develop independent thinkers who consider a range of ideas and/or possibilities and see beyond the obvious. The “interesting” category can also include questions.
PMI is an analysis tool that leads students to consider various aspects of ideas, event, or activities from their own or others’ perspective.
For example: a PMI can be used in a literature discussion to analyze a character’s choices or an author’s purpose.
Links to Making Thinking Visible strategies may include:
Links to Making Thinking Visible strategies may include:
Teach:
Teach:
• Using the PMI chart to organize thinking to prepare for conversations or writing
• Considering multiple perspectives as you consider what others might say are the plusses, minuses, interesting aspects
Look for:
Look for:
• Fluency and flexibility of generating ideas- growing over time in each category
• Applying the PMI chart in multiple situations (transfer)
Prompts to Support PMI:
Prompts to Support PMI:
What are the +, --, and interesting ideas about___?
• What is the value of ___?
• What would most people not know about ____?
PMI in Elementary
PMI in High School
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