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EY67 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Which one of the following examples most clearly illustrates how a mental set can interfere with problem solving?

a. Abigail wants to make amends with a boyfriend she recently fought with. However, the boy tells her that he is now dating someone else.
b. Bernadette's car won't start. Because she has always driven her car to work before, it doesn't occur to her to take the bus to work.
c. Corinne needs to calculate the volume of a pyramid. She knows she learned the correct formula in class, but she can't seem to remember it now.
d. Danielle is working on a jigsaw puzzle. One of the pieces to the puzzle is missing.

Question 2

Identify a particular grade level at which you hope to teach some day. If appropriate, also identify the particular subject area in which you plan to specialize (science, social studies, language arts, physical education, etc.). Then describe three different strategies you might use to promote critical thinking in your students. Illustrate each strategy with a specific, concrete example of what you might do.

What will be an ideal response?

kusterl · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

The student should identify a particular grade level and, at least for the secondary grades, a particular content domain as well. The student should then describe three strategies for promoting critical thinking, possibly including:
Teach fewer topics, but in greater depth.
Encourage some intellectual skepticism.
Overtly model critical thinking.
Give students many opportunities to practice critical thinking.
Have students debate controversial issues from several perspectives, and occasionally ask them to defend a perspective quite different from their own.
Help students understand that critical thinking involves considerable mental effort but that its benefits make the effort worthwhile.
Embed critical thinking skills within the context of authentic, real-world problems.
Each strategy should be illustrated with a specific example.