l2-Difference in Intell.,Knowledge and Thinking

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WELCOMING NOTECourse Title: Thinking Skills

Code: GHF 0033Credit Hour: 3 credits

Main reference: De Bono : Teach Your Child How ToThink

Hum, what will

they think ofnext???


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Thinking Skills Course

Why do we need a thinking skills

course?

Because

-Because thinking is the most

fundamental human skill


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preview

thinking vs intelligence

thinking, intelligence, knowledge

intelligence trap


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- Because you need thinking to make plans,

take initiatives, solve problems, open up

opportunities and design your way forward

Because thinking is fun and enjoyableif

you learn how to make it so


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Activity 1:

Work in Groups of 3 persons

Think and note FIVE normal uses of

Pen

Pencil

Handphone

PSPWatch

Name Tag


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Activity 1 Continued :

In groups of 3

Now think of FIVE DIFFERENT uses of the

same items

PenPencil

Handphone

PSPWatch

Name Tag


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Point to Ponder & Reflect

Which task was easier and why?


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thinking is a skill that can be learned,

practiced and developed.

But you have to want to develop that skill.

For example, you need to learn how to

drive a car or even an aircraft!


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Thinking and Intelligence

Whats the difference?

Is there any difference?

Lets see if your thoughts are similar ordifferent from existing literature


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Thinking vs Intelligence

The belief that intelligence and thinkingare the same has led to two unfortunateconclusions in education:

1. That nothing should be done forstudents with a high intelligence becausethey will automatically be good thinkers.

2. That nothing can be done for studentswithout a high intelligence because theycannot ever be good thinkers.


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Intelligence, Thinking &

Knowledge

Thinking and intelligence are quite separate.

Intelligence is like thehorsepower of a car.

Thinking is like theskillof the car driver.


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Intelligence, Thinking &

Knowledge

Driving SkillsHorsepower

Fuel

Horsepower = Intelligence

Fuel = Knowledge

Driving skills = Thinking skills


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The relationship between intelligence andthinking is like between a car and thedriver of that car.

A less powerful car may be driven well.

A powerful car may be driven badly.

The skill of the car driver determines howthe power of the car is used.

The skill of the thinker determines how

intelligence is used.

Therefore, intelligence & thinking are notthe same


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People of limited intelligence can learn to

think well

The trained thinker has the advantage

Thinking is the operating skills with which

we use our intelligence

Thinking skills can be developed and

improved


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Compare a man cycling and a man

walking. Who is faster?

vs


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Activity 2:

Brainteaser

See if you have the extra intelligence!

What do these teasers mean?

N N N N N N N

A A A A A A A

C C C C C C C

you the past


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The Intelligence Trap

Highly intelligent people can be poor thinkers

because they fall into the intelligence trap when

there a lot ofjustifications. For example: you may immediately say the man on the

bicycle would be able to move faster IF they

travel the same distance; if the tyres are not

punctured; if the man riding the bicycle is notsick or old; if the bicycle is not moving uphill;

if.and on and on.


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The Intelligence Trap

SITUATION SEEING JUDGING

SITUATION SEEING EXPLORE

JUDGING


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2 Aspects of Intelligence Trap

1. The more intelligent the person thebetter the defense of their own view.

The better the defense of the view the less thatperson sees any need to listen to others.

As a result, many highly intelligent minds aretrapped in poor ideas because they can defendthem so well.


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2. He thinks he is more intelligent than others(may be a correct view) wants to get mostsatisfaction from that intelligence.

The quickest way is to prove someone else wrongwhich establishes his superiority. Being constructive isless rewarding.

So, being critical and destructive is a much moreappealing use of intelligence.

It is even worse with the Western notion that criticalthinking is enough.


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Practice

Everyday we have to think. Does this

practice make us better thinkers?

Unfortunately, it does not automaticallyfollow that practice improves a skill.

If you practice poor thinking for years, you

will become an extremely skilled poorthinker.


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Practice

For example, consider a 60-year-old

journalist who has been typing thousands

of words everyday but is still typing withtwo fingers. At no point does practice in

two-finger typing can turn her into a

skilled touch typistshe needs a course.We need to learn methods of thinking

This is what this course is about.


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reference

De Bono - How to teach your child to think

(basic main reference text)

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l2-Difference in Intell.,Knowledge and Thinking