Nature of Thinking
What are the 2 types of thinking?
Convergent and Divergent Thinking
10 pts.- What is the definition of metacognition?
The process of thinking about your own thinking
True or False. A true statement is something that corresponds to reality or facts.
true
What is the definition of an opinion?
Someone’s own feelings, beliefs, and emotions.
Natalia's sister always ignores her when her sister is with her friends. What is the size of the problem?
Small
What is the definition of divergent thinking?
Divergent thinking is when our brains come up with as many ideas or solutions as possible.
Is the following statement an example of a metacognition (yes or no)? Writing your name on your DOL.
No
True or False. A false statement is accurate and can be proven to be correct.
false
Fact or Opinion - Kobe Bryant is the greatest basketball player of all time.
Opinion
Marion wakes up in the middle of the night because he smells smoke. When he looks around, he sees smoke coming from under his door. What is the size of the problem?
Big
What is 5+5. The Answer is 10. Is this an example of Divergent Thinking of Convergent Thinking?
Convergent Thinking
Is the following statement an example of a metacognition (yes or no)? Explaining how you solved a question on your Math test.
No
True or False. High uncertainty is when we are unsure about the truthfulness of the statement.
true
What is a conjecture?
A Guess or assumption using evidence
Define effective solution.
An effective solution is a solution that solves the whole problem instead of just part of the problem.
When our brains use information to make the best decision or find the right answer, is this Divergent Thinking or Convergent Thinking?
Convergent Thinking
Which is a metacognitive question that you should ask yourself before you read a text:
What do I notice? What do I already know? What do I already know?
What degree of uncertainty is the following statement: There are 12 months in a year.
Low uncertainty
Rumor or Conjecture. I heard that Spiderman and Batman are planning to skip school tomorrow and go to Six Flags.
Rumor
Which of the problem solving steps does the following statement represent: The best solution is to call an Uber because my car battery is dead and I need to get to work for an important meeting.
Choose the Best Solution
When trying to figure out ideas for her birthday party, Draya use a journal to capture all of her ideas. What kind of thinking is this?
Divergent Thinking
We use metacognition to do 3 things; plan, evaluate, and what?
Monitor
Fill in the blanks. If something is probable, there is a ______ chance that it will happen.
Good
Rumor or Conjecture. My neighbor is a soccer player because I see him leaving the house every Saturday morning in the uniform with her mom.
Conjecture
What is the definition of the following problem solving step: Think of possible consequences.
What will happen in each possible solution?