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Flashcards for Higher Level Thinking – Part II
In this post, I continue the dialogue we started last week about ways to use flashcards to foster higher-order thinking from students. Specifically, I explore another activity you may be able to adapt to your classroom and discuss how using digital flashcards presents your students with new, effective methods for assessing their own knowledge.
Flashcards force students to distill the “essence”
The act of creating flashcards forces students to (1) determine which idea is worth creating a flashcard for and (2) determine how to break that idea into term/definition so it fits into the flashcard format. These two steps drive students to distill concepts and ideas to their essence. Distilling complicated concepts to their essence is an indicator of deep understanding. Continue reading
Flashcards for Higher Level Thinking
As educators, we know flashcards have been around for ages. Our students use them. At one point or another during our school careers, we’ve used them, and many of us continue to use them as we continue to learn.
Often, flashcards are associated with rote memorization. And accurately so. A common use of flashcards is to help recall vocabulary and key terms. But flashcards can also help students develop higher-order thinking skills such as critical analysis and synthesis, and they can provide students with the foundational knowledge upon which deeper understanding is gained. Continue reading
Students Online: Time Wasters or Innovators?
Your students are spending a lot of their free time online. Think of the number of hours you estimate they spend online. Double it. The doubled number is probably closer to the truth.
According to the Norton Online Living Report 2009, parents believe their children spend 21 hours online. The reality is that students in twelve countries reported spending 39 hours online. Don’t tell me these kids don’t have time to finish their assignments or clean their rooms. Continue reading
