2. The old or traditional
methods of teaching makes use
of audio-visual aids or devices,
chalk and black board for
illustrations. Magazines and
books for references, which
are always provided by the
teacher.
3. In the new era of modern
technology, students are
encouraged to develop their
own ideas and ways on how to
gather information needed for
their subjects in school. Their
creativity is developed and
intellectual independence is
nurtured when they are given
the leeway to produce
projects and reports using the
software of the computer.
4. THINKING SKILLS
FRAMEWORK
Complex Thinking Skills Sub-skills
Focusing
Defining the problem, goal/objective-
setting, brainstorming
Information gathering Selection, recording of data of
information
Remembering Associating, relating new data with
old
Analyzing Identifying idea constructs, patterns
Generating Deducing, inducting, elaborating
Organizing Classifying, relating
Imagining Visualizing, predicting
Designing Planning, formulating
Integration Summarizing, abstracting
Evaluating Setting criteria, testing idea, verifying
outcomes, revising
5. This framework shows the
teacher’s effort to understand the
learner’s higher thinking skills.
Given those complex thinking
skills, the modern day teacher can
now be guided on his goal to help
student achieve higher level
thinking skills and
creativity beyond the ordinary
benchmark of the student’s
passing, even excelling
achievement tests.
6. The Upgraded Project Method
Given these complex thinking
skills, the modern day teacher can
now be guided on his goal to help
student achieve higher level
thinking skills and creativity beyond
the ordinary benchmark of the
student’s passing, even excelling
achievements tests.
7. Project method is an
example of higher learning
outcomes because the
students work on projects
with strength,
involvedness, length and
relevance to the real
world.
8. THE PROCESS
The process refers
to the thinking/
affective/ psycho- motor
process that occurs on
the part of the learner.
This comprises the
journey that actualizes
learning.
9. To understand this lesson better, the
following IT-based projects are given:
1. Resource-based projects –
the teacher steps out of the
traditional role of being a
content expert and information
provider. The students are
required to use the available
textbooks and curriculum
materials.
2. Simple Creation – the
students are assigned to create
their software materials to
supplement the need for
relevant and effective
materials.
10. 3. Guided hyper-media projects – this
project can be used in two different
ways like instructive tool and
communication tool. Instructive tool is
used during lecture or discussion like
power-point presentation while
communication tool is used when the
students do a multimedia presentation
(with text, graphs, photos, audio and
etc.).
4. Web-based projects – students can be
made to create and post WebPages on a
given topic.
