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Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills Through Observation and Conclusion Drawing

Explore the relationship between observing and drawing conclusions through Keith Barry's 'Brain Magic' talk. Practice essential skills like questioning and academic listening. Utilize Cornell Notes and think circles to process information effectively. Improve your ability to speculate and make informed conclusions. Enhance critical thinking through structured observation and investigation.

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Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills Through Observation and Conclusion Drawing

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  1. Review Question: How does observing lead to drawing conclusions? Practice Observing, Questioning, Academic Listening: Keith Barry’s ‘’Brain Magic’’ (Cornell Notes) To watch the video and complete the assignment, go to www.ted.com/talks (search Keith Barry ‘’Brain Magic’’) Process your questions and preliminary conclusions Review kinds of thinking we’ve done OQL: Cornell Notes: ‘’Brain Magic’’ Vocab Quiz: Monday, 9/24 (defs, syns, ants) September 19 TOPIC:Thinkstrong Rule 2 (ish) LEVEL:Observing, Questioning, Concluding Assessment / Assignment

  2. Let’s Review • What kinds of thinking have we done in this unit so far? • noticing, observing • drawing conclusions • What did we do to promote those kinds of thinking? • Think Circle: noticing (and recording) our thoughts • Pics of Campus: noticing (and recording) our world • Conversation: discussing, deciding together • What’s missing, between the act of observing and the act of drawing conclusions? • asking questions (inquiring) • searching for answers

  3. Cornell Noteswww.ted.com/talks • TOPIC:Observing, Questioning, Concluding • ESSENTIAL QUESTION:Keith Barry’s “Brain Magic”—how does he do it??? • MAKE 4 SECTIONS (1/2 page each): • OBSERVATIONS • QUESTIONS • CONCLUSIONS • REVIEW

  4. Brain MagicKeith Barry • Record your observations: • What does Keith Barry say? (main points + questions + examples) (2 observations) • What does Keith Barry do? (primary actions + activities) (5 observations) • Formulate questions: • Write your questions: Try to go beyond “How does he do it?” (3 questions) • Speculate and draw (preliminary) conclusions: • Answer your ownquestions—list your ideas about how KB achieves his “brain magic.” (3)

  5. ObservationsWhat Keith Barry did . . . Second-sight driving Coke bottle explosion Psychokinesis Hand raising hypnosis Cup and spike

  6. Let’s Review(on your Cornell notes) • What kinds of thinking did you do with “Brain Magic”? • noticing, observing • questioning, inquiring • speculating • drawing conclusions • After observing, what must you do next, in order to draw valid conclusions? • search for answers from reliable, credible sources

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