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Critical and Creative Thinking
Students identify, explore and clarify online information and use that knowledge in a range of situations. They think broadly and deeply using skills, behaviours and dispositions such as critical reasoning, logic, resourcefulness, imagination and innovation at school and in their lives beyond school. Students analyse problems, refine concepts and reflect on the decision-making process to make ethical decisions and take respectful action.
Typically by the end of Year 6, students:
Identify and clarify information and ideas
identify and clarify relevant information and prioritise ideas
Organise and process information
analyse, condense and combine relevant information from multiple sources
Consider alternatives
identify situations where current approaches do not work, challenge existing ideas and generate alternative solutions
Seek solutions and put ideas into action
assess and test options to identify the most effective solution and to put ideas into action
Think about thinking (metacognition)
reflect on assumptions made, consider reasonable criticism and adjust their thinking if necessary
Reflect on processes
identify and justify the thinking behind choices they have made
Apply logic and reasoning
assess whether there is adequate reasoning and evidence to justify a claim, conclusion or outcome
Draw conclusions and design a course of action
scrutinise ideas or concepts, test conclusions and modify actions when designing a course of action
Evaluate procedures and outcomes
evaluate the effectiveness of ideas, products, performances, methods and courses of action against given criteria
Typically by the end of Year 6, students:
Identify and clarify information and ideas
identify and clarify relevant information and prioritise ideas
Organise and process information
analyse, condense and combine relevant information from multiple sources
Consider alternatives
identify situations where current approaches do not work, challenge existing ideas and generate alternative solutions
Seek solutions and put ideas into action
assess and test options to identify the most effective solution and to put ideas into action
Think about thinking (metacognition)
reflect on assumptions made, consider reasonable criticism and adjust their thinking if necessary
Reflect on processes
identify and justify the thinking behind choices they have made
Apply logic and reasoning
assess whether there is adequate reasoning and evidence to justify a claim, conclusion or outcome
Draw conclusions and design a course of action
scrutinise ideas or concepts, test conclusions and modify actions when designing a course of action
Evaluate procedures and outcomes
evaluate the effectiveness of ideas, products, performances, methods and courses of action against given criteria