Processing
Question 1
The strategy increases the ability of students to process information through providing grounds for imagination and analysis of the given information. As students engage in reading they utilize the symbols or details in the text informing and marking different concept based on their capability to process ideas. This helps in developing own ideas from what is provided which creates a greater opportunity of a deeper learning processing (Jensen, & Nickelsen, 2008). In addition, it permits students to generate answers for questions that may arise during learning and processing of learning. There is a deeper connection that occurs between the text and individuals generally. This allows the students to develop deeper processing or the capability to think in a deeper form.
Question 2
This strategy can be utilized in other curricular areas in helping individual students to gain the areas concepts. In the context of grade level for individuals who are in lower grades, they can help them in developing their thinking, understanding and interpretation skills. The curricular areas are beneficial in complementing learning and if the students understand the concept behind these areas the capability of processing learning theories is heightened (Jensen, & Nickelsen, 2008).
Question 3
In order for the processing speed of the students to be increased, they should be involved continuously in all learning activities. Increasing participation helps in motivating the students thus developing their interests to understand the taught concepts. Practicing specific skills is an additional strategy that helps in developing the processing speed of most students as the tendency of repeating activities makes it automatic (Jensen, & Nickelsen, 2008).
Question 4
Cross-curricular association in class can be increased through engaging in activities that represent the interests of every student. This will help in ensuring that every individual is fully incorporated without fail which increases the capability to understand concepts easily (Jensen, & Nickelsen, 2008).
References
Jensen, E., & Nickelsen, L. A. (2008). Deeper learning: 7 powerful strategies for in-depth and longer-lasting learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Kinesthetic Activities
Question 1
I believe it is essential for students to move around as this allows the mind to process information. In addition, this is the opportunity of interacting and discovering new concepts that may help to learn teach (Campbell, 2016). Based on research when students are engaged in moving this permits their brain to think in a different way. Wen language is connected to actions it is understood in a better way as the goal of learning is directly linked to the objectives of engaging in movement.
Question 2
In a normal class, my students utilize at least 20 minutes sited while the rest of the sessions while the rest of the time is spent through the incorporation of interactive activities. This is to permit the students to digest everything that they have taught more effectively (Campbell, 2016).
Question 3
In order to keep students actively, I normally utilize interactive programs such as the use discussions and interactive teacher students programs. The use of outdoor observation is another approach that enhances the students understanding and ensuring that learning becomes interesting (Campbell, 2016).
Question 4
There is normally a huge difference when students spend their time sited on their seats versus when they spend time in activity. This is mainly because the students normally respond quickly to learning and their processing and understanding capability is increased (Campbell, 2016). The engagement of the students is additionally high when they participate in activities during the day.
Question 5
It is not enough for students to just get up to grab something or turn something in rather than remaining sited. This gives the brain the opportunity to relax and processes the given information in class. In addition moving and touching something develops the capability of an individual to understand concepts easily through creating visuals in mind (Campbell, 2016).
Reference
Campbell, K. (2016). Incorporating movement in the classroom keeps students and their brains engaged in learning.
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Critical Thinking
Question 1
Critical thinking is essential for students to know and develop in class learning as it is a part of logical thought generation. This process, therefore, necessitates assessing and developing individuals thought (Cox, 2016). It is, therefore, important for students to understand and develop critical thoughts in school because it helped in developing mental skills and this helps in developing better decisions when they are faced with situations that are challenging. Through these students become problem solvers as they are continuously able to improve self-intellectual skills (Cox, 2016). Critical thinking helps in understanding the general role of learning as well as that of thinking in general.
Question 2
In order to ensure that students develop critical thoughts, one of the most effective ways to use is brainstorming before explaining what the activities involve. Regardless of the subject that the students are to be taught about they should be permitted to read and learn before being taught. In addition, one should not jump quickly to offering help to students when they are faced with learning challenges. They should thus be permitted to think and give their own suggestions of solutions. This will help in developing decisions that are based on own thoughts (Sicinski, 2016). One can also provide group changes via classification and categorization of subjects. Through grouping opportunities, students are able to relate quickly to one another thus developing their individual skills.
Question 3
Some subjects that may help in developing the student’s critical abilities skills can be technology. This is an interesting subject in which most individuals are highly interested in. understanding the concept would mean that they are able to understand the learning concepts. The other subject can be based on social issues where individuals can easily relate with (Sicinski, 2016).
Question 4
I think that one strategy that you should incorporate in you reaching plan in order to develop the critical thinking skills of students is the use of comparing and contrasting (Sicinski, 2016). Students need to understand each topic their significance and compare this with those of a different topic. This helps in developing thoughts based on the acquired information.
Reference
Cox, J. (2016). Teaching Strategies to Promote Critical Thinking. Retrieved from http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-promote-critical-thinking
Sicinski, A. (2016). Critical thinking Skills. Retrieved from http://blog.iqmatrix.com/critical-thinker
Graphic Organizers
I plan to utilize graphic organizers as both teaching and learning tools in order to ensure that students are successful learners. When the tools are well integrated into class they will work to develop the experiences of students in the class which will ensure that students will be able to understand information more. Through developing great visuals in class visual graphics will help in supporting students through developing connections between literacy and students understanding. This will help in developing cognitive as well as language capabilities of the students in general (TCH, 2016).
Graphic organizers fit into the general themes of deeper learning because they are successful and significant tools that help in arranging content as well as ideas. This helps learners in understanding the provided information in an easier form. Students are always at a higher level capable of understanding and internalizing information when the strategy used is more than instructional approach. Instructional approach is well known to be responsible for reduced capability to understand concepts. This reduces the interactive capability of students since they normally work to fulfill the provided instructions and not their interests or desires. Graphic organizers are essential as it presents information via the utilization of both spatial and visual details (TCH, 2016). With the utilization of graphics, students are fully able to internalize the information that they have learned in class. Instructional information is more likely to be forgotten by students as compared to when information is supported by visuals this is mainly because the information is well supported by graphics content. Visuals help in developing better processing and assessing opportunities through evaluating the particular degrees of development that a student has attained within a given period.
Reference
TCH. (2016). Graphic Organizers Teaching. Retrieved from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/large-manipulatives-in-learning
Motivation
Divergent questions are a major motivation factor for students in learning. This is mainly because the questions can never demotivate the students based on the fact that they do not hold any specific answer. In this nature, the students are highly encouraged to exercise their general capability to think critically and in a bored way in regard to a certain subject in class (SLC, 2016). Divergent queries mean that the answers given by the students cannot be termed as wrong because there is no particular correct answer to the question that regards the subject in the discussion (SLC, 2016).
I plan to utilize divergent queries in tuning fine difficulties. This is mainly because students become more motivated when the presented tasks match their skills levels. This means that the queries will not be presented in an easy way which may make them boring and in addition, they will not be too challenging as this may result in frustration. I will additional ensure that when offering help I begin with repeating the question and not directly giving them answers. This will act as a moment of discovering through the puzzling. I will ensure that the questions are social and directly connected to normal life situations which will, in turn, encourage the students to ensure that they do their individual best in developing solutions. This will motivate and encourage students to compete against one another this keeping track or everything that they are generally expected to learn in school which will help in keeping and maintaining a speed of processing deeper meaning each period. I will ensure that the divergent questions are very deep as topics become interesting as one goes deeper into them.
Reference
SLC. (2016). Convergent vs. Divergent Questions. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/zBx4TM8niG8
