Facilitating the Understanding of DEPTH and COMPLEXITY
Facilitating the Understanding of DEPTH and COMPLEXITY
Facilitating the Understanding of DEPTH and COMPLEXITY
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ICONS PROMPT KEY QUESTIONS THINKING SKILLS RESOURCESWhat ongoing factors have influenced thisstudy?TRENDSUNANSWEREDQUESTIONSRULESSource: 10/29/97 by Dr. S<strong>and</strong>ra Kaplan. Used with permission.What factors have contributed to this study?What is still not understood about thisarea/topic/study/discipline?What is yet unknown about thisarea/topic/study/discipline?In what ways is <strong>the</strong> information incompleteor lacking in explanation?How is this structured?What are <strong>the</strong> stated <strong>and</strong> unstated causesrelated to <strong>the</strong> description or explanation <strong>of</strong>what we are studying?• Prioritize• Determine cause <strong>and</strong>effect• Predict• Relate• Formulate questions• Hypo<strong>the</strong>size• Recognize fallacies• Note ambiguity• Distinguish fact fromfiction <strong>and</strong> opinion• Formulate questions• Problem solve• Identify missinginformation• Test assumptions• Generalize• Hypo<strong>the</strong>size• Judge credibilityJournalsNewspapersGraphsChartsMultiple <strong>and</strong>varied resourcesComparativeanalysis <strong>of</strong>autobiographical<strong>and</strong> currentnonfictionArticlesEditorialsEssaysLawsTheories
ICONS PROMPT KEY QUESTIONS THINKING SKILLS RESOURCESWhat dilemmas or controversies are • Judge with criteriainvolved in this area/topic/study/discipline? • Determine biasETHICSWhat elements can be identified that reflectbias, prejudice, <strong>and</strong> discrimination?EditorialsEssaysAutobiographiesJournalsBIG IDEASWhat overarching statement best describeswhat is being studied?What general statement includes what isbeing studied?• Prove with evidence• Generalize• Identify <strong>the</strong> main ideaQuotationsDiscipline-relatedessaysOVERTIMEHow are <strong>the</strong> ideas related between <strong>the</strong> past,present, future?How are <strong>the</strong>se ideas related within or duringa particular time period?How has time affected <strong>the</strong> information?• Relate• Sequence• OrderTime linesTextBiographiesAutobiographiesHistoricaldocumentsDIFFERENTPERSPECTIVESSource: 10/29/97 by Dr. S<strong>and</strong>ra Kaplan. Used with permission.How <strong>and</strong> why do things change or remain<strong>the</strong> same?What are <strong>the</strong> opposing viewpoints?How do different people <strong>and</strong> characters seethis event or situation?• Argue• Determine bias• ClassifyBiographiesAutobiographiesMythologiesLegends vs.nonfictionAccountsDebates
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