Graphic Organizers, Critical Thinking, and Fundamentals of Reading

Flashcards covering graphic organizers, critical vs. non-critical thinking, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and fundamentals of reading based on the provided lecture notes.

What graphic organizer uses overlapping circles to compare and contrast ideas?

Venn Diagram

Which graphic organizer represents hierarchy, classification, and branching relationships?

Network Tree

What is another name for a Spider Map and what is its primary use?

Semantic Map; it is used to investigate and enumerate various aspects of a central idea.

Which organizer displays events in chronological order along a long bar labeled with dates and events?

Timeline

What are the two main formats of a timeline?

Linear (one set of events) and Comparative (two sets of events).

Which graphic organizer maps story events such as exposition, rising action, and climax?

Plot Diagram

List the six major parts typically placed on a plot diagram.

Exposition, Inciting Moment, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.

Which organizer illustrates causal relationships by showing factors that lead to a specific problem or event?

Fishbone Map

Which graphic organizer shows how events interact repeatedly to produce a pattern of results?

Cycle

Which map is designed to lay out arguments and supporting evidence for a viewpoint?

Persuasion Map

What is non-critical thinking characterised by?

Accepting information without examination and forming thoughts based on emotions, leading to conclusions without evidence.

Define critical thinking in one sentence.

A complex thought process involving assessing information, solving problems, asking questions, and forming well-reasoned judgments.

Name three traits of a critical thinker.

Inquisitive, digs deeper for information, and remains open-minded while controlling irrational emotions.

Who led the team that published the original Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain?

Benjamin Bloom

What was the primary reason Bloom’s Taxonomy was created?

To classify levels of thinking and promote higher levels of cognitive learning.

Which three levels of Bloom’s revised taxonomy are considered Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)?

Analyze, Evaluate, and Create.

Which three levels are categorized as Lower-Order Thinking Skills (LOTS)?

Remember, Understand, and Apply.

Who revised Bloom’s original taxonomy to better fit 21st-century learners?

Lorin Anderson and David Krathwohl.

Provide the simplest definition of reading from the notes.

A cognitive process of decoding symbols through interaction between text and reader.

Give two purposes of reading mentioned in the notes.

To be informed and to be entertained (also acceptable: to be inspired).

What type of reading focuses on repairing poor learning due to issues such as speech impediments?

Remedial Reading

Which rapid-reading technique aims to grasp the main idea and overall content of a text?

Skimming

Which rapid-reading technique is used to locate a specific piece of information quickly?

Scanning

What reading strategy involves understanding ideas and facts that are explicitly stated?

Literal Reading

What reading strategy requires ‘reading between the lines’ to draw conclusions and inferences?

Inferential Reading