We really like the Measuring Up materials. Our initial TAKS scores show 95% in Reading and 94% in Math. We also were 96% in Science and 97% in Writing. We believe the measuring materials were a major factor in our good reading and math scores.
-Rick Sandlin, Principal, Wake Village Elementary, Texarkana, Texas ISD
We really like the Measuring Up materials. Our initial TAKS scores show 95% in Reading and 94% in Math. We also were 96% in Science and 97% in Writing. We believe the measuring materials were a major factor in our good reading and math scores.
-Rick Sandlin, Principal, Wake Village Elementary, Texarkana, Texas ISD
We really like the Measuring Up materials. Our initial TAKS scores show 95% in Reading and 94% in Math. We also were 96% in Science and 97% in Writing. We believe the measuring materials were a major factor in our good reading and math scores.
-Rick Sandlin, Principal, Wake Village Elementary, Texarkana, Texas ISD
Each month we'll highlight a special Top 5 list related to our Peoples Top Pick.
The Top 5 Critical Thinking Skills:
Top educators from around the nation rated the importance of the specific traits, attributes, and characteristics of critical thinkers.
These 5 rated the highest, in the following order:
1. Higher Order Thinking
2. Problem-solving
3. Questioning
4. Drawing Conclusions
5. Truth Seeking
Regarding higher order thinking, it’s a close call: 60% of those surveyed feel critical thinking skills and higher order thinking skills are synonymous, while 40% don’t. Here’s one opinion:
“Sometimes is the better response. Some students are highly analytical; we've trained them well. There is frequently, however, one glaring omission. [Students] have difficulty with synthesis. Creating something new and unexpected can throw them. That is the higher order thinking skill that I most associate with critical thinking that seems to be neglected in current pedagogy."
-Kimberley Gilles, English Teacher, Monte Vista High School, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, CA
Check out this blogfor a great list of traits of critical thinkers and an open discussion on the topic.
