Types of Thinking By Sam, Sarah and Edon
What types of thinking did we focus on? We focused on metacognition, analytical, logical and lateral thinking.
How did we decide on them? We decided on these four because they covered most types of thinking.
What are the features of each of them?
Metacognition Metacognition is defined as “thinking about thinking”. Slogan: Metacognition Thinking about thinking
Analytical Is thinking about the parts to understand the whole. Slogan: Analytical Look at the parts; remember the whole
Logical thinking Is step by step thinking. Logical thinking is a learned mental process, which is often used in maths. It’s thinking that everything is done for a reason. Slogan: Logical Step by step.
Lateral Is thinking outside the box. Lateral thinking is a term, to help students think about a problem in creative ways. Slogan: Lateral Thinking outside the box
M. A. L. L MALL stands for Metacognition, Analytical, Logical and Lateral thinking.
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