A pattern of thinking that emphasizes forming conclusions based on observation, developing hypotheses, and testing the hypotheses with additional observations.
What is Scientific Method?
100
The best representative of a category or class of objects or events.
What is a prototype?
100
A strategy that helps learners construct visual relationships among concepts
What is concept mapping?
100
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti."
What is Silence of the Lambs?
200
To engage in an activity as a means to an end
What is extrinsic motivation?
200
These are sometimes called attributes or features
What are Characteristics?
200
The most highly typical members of a class of objects or events
What are exemplars?
200
Mental categories, sets, or classes with common characteristics
What are Concepts?
200
"You can't handle the truth!"
What is A Few Good Men?
300
An individual's conscious use of mental strategies designed to improve thinking and learning.
What is Self-Regulation?
300
The ability and disposition to make and assess conclusions based on evidence
What is Critical Thinking?
300
A tentative answer to a question or solution to a problem that can be verified with data.
What is a Hypothesis?
300
Sometimes referred to as "thinking about thinking"
What is Metacognition?
300
"If you build it, he will come."
What is Field of Dreams?
400
To understand experiences that can't be immediately explained with existing background knowlÂedge, such as problems and discrepant events.
What is Curiosity Motivation?
400
Presenting examples (and non examples) and analysis of the hypotheses based on the new examples
What is the Analysis Cycle?
400
These include helping students develop concepts and the relationships among them, and giving them practice with critical thinking by forming and testing hypotheses
What are objectives for the Concept Attainment Model?
400
Phase 4 of Concept Attainment Lessons
What is Closure?
400
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."