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The Cognitive Research Trust developed these tools with Dr de Bono to help people think. We will be looking at some of them in more detail below:
The Cognitive Research Trust developed these tools with Dr de Bono to help people think. We will be looking at some of them in more detail below:
CoRT Skill - OPV - Other People's Views
CoRT Skill - OPV - Other People's Views
OPV is a powerful tool that can help us to remember that people see things differently. Do you remember the story of the blind men and the elephant?
Think back to our work on the senses, and how we know things. Imagine two people looking at or describing the same thing - they might see it very differently.
Using OPV we might look at an article and decide what we think, but then we would also ask ourselves, what might someone else think? Who might think differently, and why?
Activity:
Using the graphic to the left - think about the statement "Teenagers should share their social media passwords with their parents" Can you think of an argument from three different points of view?
If we understand why someone thinks differently we might be able to reconsider our own argument and make it stronger, or persuade them to agree with our perspective.
CoRT Skill - AGO - Aims, Goals and Objectives
CoRT Skill - AGO - Aims, Goals and Objectives
AGO is a powerful tool that can help us to decide how reliable a piece of information might be. Think back to our work on knowledge and reliability. Lots of our information comes from online sources, and understanding that those sources are writing for a reason can help us decide how much confidence to place in that source. A recent Stanford study show that students are not very good at knowing when an article is genuine, sponsored content or advert.
Using AGO we might look at an article or image and ask ourselves who is the author? What are they trying to persuade me of and why? Is it based on opinion or is it factual? Is this Fake News?
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CoRT Skill - PMI - Plus, Minus, Interesting.
CoRT Skill - PMI - Plus, Minus, Interesting.
PMI is a very simple tool, yet it can be very effective. In a similar way to the Thinking Hats and to OPV, PMI gets you to deliberately think of both good and bad points, and also interesting questions. It's a quick way to respond to an article or start a discussion. This is a great tool to use when you feel you're having a mental blank!
Some people like to imagine the back of an envelope - P (plus) on one side, M(minus) on the other, and I (Interesting) on the flap.
Click the link to open a copy of a PMI example. You'll need the Google Docs app to edit it. Have a go!
C&S Example using Google Forms to follow here
C&S Example using Google Forms to follow here
Once you've read about some of the CoRT skills, try this Kahoot Challenge to see how much you remember:
Once you've read about some of the CoRT skills, try this Kahoot Challenge to see how much you remember:
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