This document outlines 4 career stages of teachers and strategies within strand 1.5 for developing critical and creative thinking skills in learners. It describes 5 problem-based practices and strategies for applying teaching methods that develop higher-order thinking at each career stage, from beginning to distinguished teachers. The purpose is to equip teachers to better develop learners' critical and creative thinking abilities.
2. Career Stage 1
Beginning
Teachers
Career Stage 2
Proficient
Teachers
Career Stage 3
Highly
Proficient
Teachers
Career Stage 4
Distinguished
Teachers
Strand 1.5
Strategies for
developing
critical and
creative
thinking, as
well as other
higher-order
thinking skills
1.5.1 Apply
teaching
strategies
that develop
critical and
creative
thinking, and/or
other
higher-order
thinking skills.
1.5.2 Apply a
range of
teaching
strategies to
develop critical
and creative
thinking, as well
as
other higher-
order thinking
skills.
1.5.3 Develop
and apply
effective
teaching
strategies to
promote critical
and creative
thinking, as well
as other
higher-order
thinking skills.
1.5.4 Lead
colleagues in
reviewing,
modifying and
expanding their
range of teaching
strategies that
promote critical and
creative thinking, as
well as other
higher-order
thinking skills.
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4. Practice No 1. : Development through Problem-Based
Strategies
Practice No 2. : Development through Effective
Questioning Strategies
Practice No 3. : Development through Visualization
Practice No 4. : Development through Plus, Minus,
Interesting (PMI) Strategy
Practice No 5. : Development through Role, Audience,
Format and Topic Strategy
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20. Having seen how strand 1.5 can be
achieved, you are now better equipped to
develop your learner’s critical and creative
thinking skills, as well as other higher-
order thinking skills.
