Plus_Minus_Interesting_Template Author: David Koutsoukis Created Date: 5/19/2011 2:33:51 PM. The letters in PMI stand for the three sections of the PMI chart: Plusses, Minuses and Interesting. Really fit in as either a plus or a minus.

PMI: Plus, Minus, Interesting Example: • 2: Thinking Tools • Statements? “ There are many students who are educated but few who can think out of the box.” – Pak Lah “ We want the development of modal insan (model citizen), students who can think critically and creatively, who are able to solve problems and have the ability to adapt themselves to an ever-changing global environment. English Proficiency Program Camarines Sur. ” - Blueprint for Education Development (2006 – 2010) * During the launch of the National Education Blueprint 2006-2010 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. • What kind of questions can we ask in relation to this picture? Use your imagination  • What kind of questions can we ask in relation to this picture? Use your imagination  • Questioning 4. Cognitive Research Trust (CoRT) 2. Mindmaps Thinking Tools • Thinking Tool?

A Thinking Tool is an instrument that can help us in using our minds systematically and effectively. With the use of thinking tools, the intended ideas will be arranged more systematically, clearly, and easy to be understood. This module will explore four (4) types of thinking Tools: Questioning Concepts Mindmaps Cognitive Research Trust (CoRT) • • approach to motivate others to: Get information Test understanding Develop interest Evaluate the ability of individuals towards understanding certain things. “ A person who asks questions is a person who thinks.”’ - William Wilen Why me? • this picture. Let’s construct questions using What, Who, Where, When, Why and How.

• and H The Five W’s and H, is an influential, inspirational and imaginative checklist (often used by journalists) to generate: Data-gathering questions, during the early stages of problem solving when you are gathering data. Idea-provoking questions (e.g. Whilst brainstorming). Criteria for evaluating options. W hat W ho W here W hen W hy H ow 5Ws H • Knowledge Interpretation Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Lower-level Thinking Higher-Level Thinking • – Seek to determine the basic information of a situation: 5 Ws and H What happened? • – Seek to select and organize facts and ideas, discovering the relationships between them.

What is the main idea of Retell in your on words what happened. “ There are many students who are educated but few who can think out of the box.” – Pak Lah • – Help us take knowledge or concepts learnt in one situation and apply them to other situations. How would you apply the principles of decision making when seeking a job? How do you apply this rule in your daily life? You’re Fired! • - To separate the entire process into component parts and understand the relation of these parts to the whole. What are the parts or features of What evidence can you present to support Explain the reasons why you think I was fired because I was 1.