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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 Foundation Year, students:
Identify and clarify information and ideas
identify and describe familiar information and ideas during a discussion or investigation
Organise and process information
gather similar information or depictions from given sources
Consider alternatives
suggest alternative and creative ways to approach a given situation or task
Seek solutions and put ideas into action
predict what might happen in a given situation and when putting ideas into action
Think about thinking (metacognition)
describe what they are thinking and give reasons why
Reflect on processes
identify the main elements of the steps in a thinking process
Apply logic and reasoning
identify the thinking used to solve problems in given situations
Draw conclusions and design a course of action
share their thinking about possible courses of action
Evaluate procedures and outcomes
check whether they are satisfied with the outcome of tasks or actions
Typically by the end of Year 2, students:
Identify and clarify information and ideas
identify and explore information and ideas from source materials
Organise and process information
organise information based on similar or relevant ideas from several sources
Consider alternatives
identify and compare creative ideas to think broadly about a given situation or problem
Seek solutions and put ideas into action
investigate options and predict possible outcomes when putting ideas into action
Think about thinking (metacognition)
describe the thinking strategies used in given situations and tasks
Reflect on processes
outline the details and sequence in a whole task and separate it into workable parts
Apply logic and reasoning
identify reasoning used in choices or actions in specific situations
Draw conclusions and design a course of action
identify alternative courses of action or possible conclusions when presented with new information
Evaluate procedures and outcomes
evaluate whether they have accomplished what they set out to achieve
Typically by the end of Foundation Year, students:
Identify and clarify information and ideas
identify and describe familiar information and ideas during a discussion or investigation
Organise and process information
gather similar information or depictions from given sources
Consider alternatives
suggest alternative and creative ways to approach a given situation or task
Seek solutions and put ideas into action
predict what might happen in a given situation and when putting ideas into action
Think about thinking (metacognition)
describe what they are thinking and give reasons why
Reflect on processes
identify the main elements of the steps in a thinking process
Apply logic and reasoning
identify the thinking used to solve problems in given situations
Draw conclusions and design a course of action
share their thinking about possible courses of action
Evaluate procedures and outcomes
check whether they are satisfied with the outcome of tasks or actions
Typically by the end of Year 2, students:
Identify and clarify information and ideas
identify and explore information and ideas from source materials
Organise and process information
organise information based on similar or relevant ideas from several sources
Consider alternatives
identify and compare creative ideas to think broadly about a given situation or problem
Seek solutions and put ideas into action
investigate options and predict possible outcomes when putting ideas into action
Think about thinking (metacognition)
describe the thinking strategies used in given situations and tasks
Reflect on processes
outline the details and sequence in a whole task and separate it into workable parts
Apply logic and reasoning
identify reasoning used in choices or actions in specific situations
Draw conclusions and design a course of action
identify alternative courses of action or possible conclusions when presented with new information
Evaluate procedures and outcomes
evaluate whether they have accomplished what they set out to achieve