Lesson 8: HIGHER THINKING SKILLS THROUGH IT-BASED PROJECT

             It is the students themselves who demonstrate higher thinking skills and creativity through such activities searching for information, organizing and synthesizing ideas, creating presentations, and the like.

DISCUSSION:

1.      Does it merely provide data or information?

Ø  Yes.

2.      What does WebQuest also provide?

Ø  WebQuest provide experiences and knowledge beyond the textbook and curriculum materials.

3.      Will WebQuest suffice in case of local/domestic problems/questions, such as the definition of “Filipino” among patriots of the 1896 Philippine revolution?

Ø  No, local problems or question is not found in the WebQuest but if someone finds a research and post it in this page that will be the time that we can see the information about the local problems and question in the WeQuest.

4.      Where can we get information for local/domestic problems/questions?

Ø  We can get information for local/domestic problems/question in the newspaper or in other local materials in the library.

In developing software, creativity as an outcome should not be equated with ingenuity or high intelligence. Creating is more constant with planning, making, assembling, designing, or building.

DISCUSSION:

1.      Should the creativity of students be recognized and approved in more simple projects (for example, producing photos with captions, caricatures on social issues, etc..? Explain.

Ø  Yes, because student will able to use their different skills and abilities to create this simple projects.

2.      Should the aspects of expense and time be considered in creativity projects? Explain.

Ø  Yes, because they need to exert effort in it, like expense and time so that the product will be excellent, presentable, and competitive and so on…

3.      In group projects, other members can ride on the creative talent of one or some members in the group. How can the teacher give proper credit to the more talented/creative students in a cooperative project?

Ø  In the group project, they will be graded individually depending on how individuals exert their effort in it.