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Based on the article Critical Thinking and Technology, (More Than About
Technology) by Ken Bain
Technology Learning and some contributions
My initial reaction to of this article was this author is asking me three
very strong questions: how do we want students
to think critically? how can technology help
teachers to encourage students to become the best ones? and determine how and why people learn? To
start with the author answered the last question and gave the following factors
such as intrinsic motivations, reasoning abilities, students’ personalities and
students' preconceptions; also, how these influence during human learning. A
belief of mine that was confirmed students do not have blank minds waiting for
copy and paste information, but I have studied that students have previous knowledge
and previous experiences. Moreover, another factor which determined how humans
learn is the high variety of learning styles auditory visual kinesthetic tactile,
each person mind is different and feels more comfortable with a specific input.
The use of
technology will have teachers move from the question how integrate technology
during teaching to how we want students use technology to achieve learning. The
first suggestion was visual to stimulate, contribute and hesitate students to
critical thinking. Technology specially computers are tools for teachers that
help to increase cognitive skills like analysis. The second suggestion give the brain a good
visual learning and provocative thought. Computer can create visual aids and
pictures for student whose learning style is visual. However, pictorial presentations
can be created by teachers to create a debate.
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