THINKING TOOLS              GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS

 

A & R

Action/Reaction

ARC

Action/Reaction/Consequences

BROW

Brainstorm/Read/Organise/Write

Concept Maps

This thinking tool tends to favour

(ÒMoreÓ) Convergent Children

Gutsoap

Get under the skin of another person

Jigsaw

A cooperative learning strategy

LDC

Like/Dislike/Challenging

Mind Maps

This thinking tool tends to favour

(ÒMoreÓ) Divergent Children

PSDR

Predict/Share/Do/Reflect

Round Robin

A cooperative learning strategy

SCRAM

Substitute/Create/Rewrite/Audition/

Modify

SOWC Analysis

 

Strengths/Opportunities/

Weaknesses/Consequences

TAP

Think All Possibilities

The Rake

Touch/Smell/Taste/Look/Listen/Think

TPSS

Think/Pair/Share/Square

Trec

Think/Read/Estimate/Calculate

Venn Diagrams

Compare & Contrast

X Chart

Look/Sound/Feel/Think

Y Chart

Look/Sound/Feel

W Chart

Look/Sound/Feel/Taste/Think

WINCE

Want/Interpret/Need/Create/

Evaluate

 

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