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AAT Secondary Two

“Begin with an end in mind”Steven Covey

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

• To develop cognitive intelligence through enhancing students’ repertoire of thinking tools and

skills.

Adapted from AAT Overview-Tommie’s

DEFECTIVE THINKING

Everyone thinks; however, much of our thinking is

reactive, biased, uninformed and often prejudiced. More

often than not, it is also haphazard and undisciplined.

Types of Defective Thinking

‘Sheep’ Thinking

Fallacious Argument

Egocentric Thinking

Egocentricity Quizhttp://home.earthlink.net/~bmgei/educate/docs/aperson/thinking/ego-quiz.htm

Haphazard Thinking

A typical story …

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JOURNAL ENTRY

a) When was the last time when I displayed defective thinking?

b) In point form, describe what happened.

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CRITICAL THINKING

(vs Defective Thinking)

the mental process of analyzing or

evaluating information.

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Think Beyond the initial context

Identify general similarities between different disciplines

Generalise circumstances, principles for application

Students are expected to:Transfer Thinking Skills across Subjects

Adapted from AAT Overview-Tommie’s

Key Points to Note:1. Students should Internalise the Traits of

the Critical Thinker.2. Cyclical Mode of Instruction • Ethical Reasoning via Paul’s Wheel• Socratic Questioning• Philosophy & Habits of Mind.3. Mode of Assessment:• Term Test (25)/Journal Entry(5) (TOTAL 30 marks/Segment)• Final Assessment in T4 (10 marks).

Adapted from AAT Overview-Tommie’s

Oral Communication 2011Component Percentage

Oral Participation (OP) 40%English Language Current

Affairs Assessment 20%

Chinese Language Current Affairs Assessment 20%

Art and Acts of Thinking 20%

Total: 100%

Adapted from AAT Overview-Tommie’s

AAT 2011

Component PercentageEthical Reasoning via Paul’s

Wheel Assessment 30%

Socratic Questioning Assessment 30%

HOM Assesment 30%

T4 Final Assessment 10%

Total: 100%

Adapted from AAT Overview-Tommie’s

Students should keep 1 Ring File and

1 Journal for checks (week 5 and week 9)

ONE AAT File & ONE Journal for 3 segments

Adapted from AAT Overview-Tommie’s

Termly Assessment (30%)• A reflective log (10%) (Checks: W5/9)• 1 assessment for EACH segment (20%)

Term 4 Assessment (10%)• Group Oral Presentation (T4)- Students form Groups of 3 or 4 - CA Topics to be given END T3- CA Topics & Rubrics will be provided at a later date

Adapted from AAT Overview-Tommie’s

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WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY

"Philosophy, rightly defined is simply the love of

wisdom."Cicero

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•comes from Ancient Greek word Philosophia means “love of Wisdom”

•especially questions about ultimate reality•why things are the way they are

•making sense of life•thinking about thinking

•as soon as you start to comment on philosophy you have started to philosophise

WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY

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IMPLICATIONSPhilosophy

• helps us determine who we are and what we are doing here

• promotes an understanding of human relationships

• provides a framework for distinguishing, separating, and

understanding personal values

Journal Entry

My list of Philosophical Questions…

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WHAT IS A HABIT OF MIND

• knowing how to act intelligently when you don’t know the answer

• having the inclination to behave intelligently.

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation… We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.“ Aristotle

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WHAT ARE THE HABITS OF MINDpersistence

managing impulsivitylistening to others with understanding & empathy

thinking flexiblymetacognition

striving for accuracy and precisionquestioning and posing problemsapplying past knowledge to new

situations

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WHAT ARE THE HABITS OF MINDthinking & communicating with

clarity and precisiongathering data through all your

sensescreating, imagining, innovatingresponding with wonder and awe

taking responsible risksfinding humor

thinking interdependentlylearning continuously

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CRITICAL THINKING• Does not come naturally. It takes effort, training

and practice• By thinking critically, instead of reacting emotionally

to a problem, we employ strategies which:Help us learn from an experienceHelp prevent it from occurring againResult in a reasonable, effective solution

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CRITICAL THINKING• The quality of life we experience is in

direct proportion to the quality of our thinking.

• Critical thinking is self-disciplined, self-monitored and problem solving

thinking. • It promotes open-mindedness, putting

things in perspective, and a positive attitude.

Worksheet on thinking