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<p>This course is designed to take you on a journey of understanding. You will be introduced to a variety of thinking skills and ways of extending and developing your thinking. You will begin by looking at why thinking skills are important in education, and what kinds of skills are valued. You will then move on to some practical strategies and ideas for further activities and reading.</p><p>Find out more about studying with The Open University by <span class="oucontent-linkwithtip"><a class="oucontent-hyperlink" href="http://www.open.ac.uk/courses?LKCAMPAIGN=OLSU_KeepLearning&MEDIA=_OU">visiting our online prospectus</a></span>.</p>
Diagrams, mind-maps, tables, graphs, time lines, flow charts, sequence diagrams, decision trees: all can be used to organise thought. This unit will introduce you to a variety of thinking skills. Asking and answering questions is at the heart of high-quality thinking. Questions naturally arise from the desire to know and learn about things and may be the starting point for a journey of understanding.<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/extending-and-developing-your-thinking-skills/content-section-0" /> First published on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/extending-and-developing-your-thinking-skills/content-section-0">Extending and developing your thinking skills</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Creative-Commons 2011
Diagrams, mind-maps, tables, graphs, time lines, flow charts, sequence diagrams, decision trees: all can be used to organise thought. This free course, Extending and developing your thinking skills, will introduce you to a variety of thinking skills. Asking and answering questions is at the heart of high-quality thinking. Questions naturally arise from the desire to know and learn about things and may be the starting point for a journey of understanding.<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/extending-and-developing-your-thinking-skills/content-section-0" /> First published on Fri, 11 Mar 2016 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/extending-and-developing-your-thinking-skills/content-section-0">Extending and developing your thinking skills</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Creative-Commons 2016
<p>This Unit is designed to take you on a journey of understanding. You will be introduced to a variety of thinking skills and ways of extending and developing your thinking. You will begin by looking at why thinking skills are important in education, and what kinds of skills are valued. You will then move on to some practical strategies and ideas for further activities and reading.</p>
Diagrams, mind-maps, tables, graphs, time lines, flow charts, sequence diagrams, decision trees: all can be used to organise thought. This free course, Extending and developing your thinking skills, will introduce you to a variety of thinking skills. Asking and answering questions is at the heart of high-quality thinking. Questions naturally arise from the desire to know and learn about things and may be the starting point for a journey of understanding.<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/extending-and-developing-your-thinking-skills/content-section-0" /> First published on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/extending-and-developing-your-thinking-skills/content-section-0">Extending and developing your thinking skills</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Creative-Commons 2011
