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= ﻿ Critique Of Ryan's Thinker Keys =


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 * < * There are many resources readily available on the internet including print outs for use in the classroom.
 * They encourage children to think creatively in ways that require different ways of thinking than what is typically expected.
 * The Thinkers Keys can be used individually or collaboratively. || * There are a lot of keys to implement/use in the classroom.
 * It takes a lot of time to come up with the questions/activities for each topic covered in the classroom, therefore it would be hard to use the keys all of the time.
 * The teacher needs to be able to effectively link the keys to a real life context for valuable learning to take place rather than using the keys for the sake of using them. || * The Thinkers keys can be applied to any topic.
 * What children may percieve to be silly or unrealistic ideas may develop into creative and valuable ones.
 * Teachers are able to use the Thinkers Keys as an observational assessment and gain a deeper knowledge of their learners through the responses given to each key by the students. ||

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COMMENTS AREA - Informative, clear explanation of where the theory began, detailed. - Accessible with links that are relevant to the theory. - Layout clear, large amount of information and detail perhaps a little too overwhelming? Where is the comments page? - Good interactive activity with group monitoring our progress. - Many examples of how it can be used in the classroom. - Overall great presentation :)