Buzan Thinking Skills®
Thinking is the Operating Skill for Intelligence
Like other skills, thinking is learnable and can be improved with appropriate training and practice. It is an essential skill for unlocking and developing your child’s potential in learning, improving performance in school, and cultivating practical intelligence. This is a compact 3 session programme covering core thinking skills organised under information processing, comprehension skills and critical thinking:
Duration : 3 half day sessions of 3 hours each
Age Groupings : P3-P4 & P5-Sec 1
Course Outline
Session 1 : Process Skills
- Classifying
- Comparing & Contrasting
- Sequences & Patterns
- Analogies
- Visualizing
- Logical Analysis
Session 2 : Comprehension Skills
- Identifying Main Ideas
- Facts or Opinions
- Determining Author’s Purpose
- Cause & Effect
- Inferring
- Predicting Outcome
Session 3 : Critical Thinking
- Attributes of a Critical Thinker
- Process of Critical Thinking
- C larify
- R eliability
- I dentify Assumptions
- T hinking Traps
- I nformation Sufficiency
- C onclusions
- A lternative Views
- L ogic
- 7 Habits of Intelligent People
- Decision Making
- Case Studies
- 90 / 10 Rule
Course Fee: $250