1st Edition

Evaluative Thinking for Advanced Learners, Grades 3–5

By Emily Hollett, Anna Cassalia Copyright 2023
200 Pages 71 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

200 Pages 71 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

200 Pages 71 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

Evaluative Thinking for Advanced Learners, Grades 3-5 will teach students to think critically about values, issues, and ideas while creating defensible arguments. Evaluative thinking is a skill which helps students learn to weigh values and facts in making judgements. Working through the lessons and handouts in this book, students will examine difficult and ambiguous questions from a... Read more

Introduction to Evaluative Thinking Sub-Skill 1: Considering Perspectives, Sub-Skill 2: Developing Criteria, Sub-Skill 3: Assigning Value, Sub-Skill 4: Discussing Gray Area, Sub-Skill 5: Making and Defending Judgements, Appendix A: Assessments, Appendix B: Extensions

Biography

Emily Hollett and Anna Cassalia are award-winning gifted educators and instructional differentiation coaches with Williamson County Schools, Tennessee.