Grade 7
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Learning Strategies
The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop learning strategies, critical-thinking skills, and problem-solving skills to enhance their performance in academic and nonacademic endeavors.
Major Topics and Concepts
- Time management
- Planning
- Personal learning style
- Types of tests
- Reviewing strategies
- Memory triggers
- Memory tools
- Right/left brain
- Multiple modalities
- Oral communication
- Goals (short and long term)
- Flexibility, balance, prioritizing
- Eye focus
- Scanning
- Main idea, details
- Audience
- Point of view
- Tone
- Note taking strategies
- Predictions
- Creative and critical aspects of writing
- Clustering
- Reference materials
- Fact and opinion
- Validity and reliability of sources
- Formal and informal language
- Tone
