Visible Thinking

Process of integrating thinking skills in teaching content.

• Integration

• Infusion

• Education

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental thinking skill?

• Observing closely and describing what’s there

• Reasoning with evidence

• Producing logical ideas

• Wondering and asking questions

Which of the following factors does not affect the implementation of visible thinking in classroom?

• Teachers

• Students

• Parents

• Duration of lesson time

The greater the atmosphere of reflection in the class, the more students value the ability to ...

• act

• think

• suggest

• memorize

Research has shown that teachers who are successful in developing their

students’ thinking use some type of thinking routines to scaffold and support student thinking. It is helpful to look at thinking routines as: (Choose 3 answers)

• tools

• pathway

• structures

• patterns

• products

Both educators and students have the great needs to make thinking visible.

• True

• False

Each set of routine promotes an important aspect of thinking called Thinking Ideals. The four major areas of thinking are:

• Understanding, Fairness, Truth, Creativity

• Understanding, Fairness, Trust, Creativity

• Understanding, Fairness, Truth, Connectivity

Which one is not the primary way to make thinking visible?

• Questioning

• Listening

• Reading

• Documenting

The thinking routines are organized into how many categories?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which of the following routines is NOT for Introducing & Exploring Ideas?

• See-Think-Wonder

• Think-Puzzle-Explore

• I used to think….. Now I think….