Thinking
What does “thinking” look like at Whakamarama School?
'Students who are competent thinkers and problem-solvers actively seek, use, and create knowledge. They reflect on their own learning, draw on personal knowledge and intuitions, ask questions, and challenge the basis of assumptions and perceptions'
The New Zealand Curriculum, Ministry of Education, Wellington, 2007, page 12
A person who is competent at higher-order thinking uses creative, critical and metacognitive processes to make sense of information, experiences and ideas. They can apply these processes to purposes such as developing understanding, making decisions, shaping actions and constructing knowledge.
Intellectual curiosity is at the heart of this key competency. Whakamarama students who demonstrate crucial components of thinking will:
'Students who are competent thinkers and problem-solvers actively seek, use, and create knowledge. They reflect on their own learning, draw on personal knowledge and intuitions, ask questions, and challenge the basis of assumptions and perceptions'
The New Zealand Curriculum, Ministry of Education, Wellington, 2007, page 12
A person who is competent at higher-order thinking uses creative, critical and metacognitive processes to make sense of information, experiences and ideas. They can apply these processes to purposes such as developing understanding, making decisions, shaping actions and constructing knowledge.
Intellectual curiosity is at the heart of this key competency. Whakamarama students who demonstrate crucial components of thinking will:
