Stage 5 Critical Thinking

Overview of the next 10-12 weeks

Research skills to support the critical thinker

• develop an electronic portfolio to document their learning journey
• engage in research-related activities to gather information on critical thinking
• develop skills in interrogating information sources
• evaluate the credibility of information and its sources
• critically analyse misinformation in an area of personal interest
• evaluate the strength of evidence and the validity of arguments

Learning Portfolios

• What does student 1 say is a benefit from using e-portfolios?
• In what ways can a portfolio be better than a single assessment task? In what ways is it worse?
• Which would you prefer? Justify your answer

Share responses with the class

Select a technology for your portfolio