"THE QUALITY OF OUR THINKING WILL DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF OUR

FUTURE" - EDWARD DE BONO

Developing Thinking Skills at SM Sains Kuching

School Concept

Sainsku TransformationProgramme 2011 - 2015

LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE

METHOD OF EDUCATION

TYPE

NAME

CLUSTER SCHOOL

SMART SCHOOL

FULLY RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

SM SAINS KUCHING

H A L A T U J U

HPSTR

UST S

CH

OOL

1998 2008 2011

Smart School

High Performing

Trust School

SainsKu Vision (1994-2015)

H L A T U J U

Cluster School

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About AgenthaSainsKu A World Class

LeaderIn Education

SainsKu Vision

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Providing The Best Education To Nurture World Class

Leaders

SainsKu Mission

Readiness Tomorrow’s thinkers are sitting in our classroom today. Today's students must expect to face serious competition

in a global marketplace. "Readiness" in the 21st century is about helping students

be able to take what they know and apply it to new situations and problems.

Preparing students to succeed in this competitive environment is the challenge before us.

Working together to bridge the gap between what businesses need, and how schools prepare students to meet and exceed those needs and become productive leaders is what 21st century learning and thinking is all about.

SainsKu’s Learning Vision

EffectiveCollaborator

EffectiveCommunicator

Effective Pupil/Learne

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SainsKu Pupil

Reflective

Effici

ent

Creativ

eInquisitiv

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Receptiv

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FlexibleCo

llabo

rativ

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Expe

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eir

Lear

ning

International Mindedness

Achieve Academic

Potential

Innovative

Effective Problem Solver

Aspirasi pembangunan murid SainsKuSainsKu Student attributes

Aspirasi Utama Pembangunan Pelajar SainsKu

/ SainsKu’s Student

attributes

Pengetahuan/

Knowledge

Kemahiran berfikir/ thinking

Skill

Kemahiran

memimpin/

Leadership SkillKemahiran

pelbagai bahasa/

multi languages proficiency

Etika & Kerohanian/ ethics

Identiti nasional / National Identity

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Effective thinking is not inborn –

it has to be learned and practiced to be effective

Edward de Bono CoRT Thinking

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Adding value by developing student thinking skills to achieve the school vision

Students of SM

Sains Kuchin

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CreativitySainsKu – A World Class

Leader In Education

Innovation

Higher Order

Thinking Skills

Problem Solving & Decision making

Self Confidenc

e

11 Our Objectives

• Develop creative skills • Increase problem solving/decision making

abilities• Encourage risk taking opportunities• Develop self confidence amongst students• Increase the use of a range of graphic

organisers to frame thinking

12 Our Success Criteria

• Higher order thinking skills embedded into the teaching and learning

• High level of student engagement and activity• Regular use of a variety of thinking tools• Students being self-directed, and working

independently as well as interdependently• Curriculum connections - disciplines

connected, real-world, rigorous and relevant

High Order Thinking Skills11

Analyzing/menganalisis Synthesizing Evaluating Relating Developing concepts Categorizing Sequencing Comparing and

contrasting

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SainsKu Thinking Skills Timeline

YearCollaborati

ve & Coperative Learning

Questioning

Graphic Organiser

sCoRT

ThinkingThinking Perpectiv

es

2015 F1 – F5

 Trust School

Teach - Smart

Modules

F1 – F5 

Extending Questioning

SkillsUsing

Bloom’s Taxonomy

F1 – F4 

Mind- MappingGraphic-

Tools

F1 – F3 

EdwardDe Bono

CoRTThinkingPMI,OPV,

CAFetc

F4 – F5 

D Bono6’s

ThinkingHats

&Concepts

2014

2013

2012

2011 F.1 – F.5 Teach Smart

Extending Questioning SkillsUsing Bloom’s Taxonomy

SM Sain12

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SainsKu’s Thinking Mats

CoRT Thinking Programme

Apply CoRT Thinking (PMI) Tools to get more information

Edward De Bono - CoRT Thinking

The essence of the CoRT Thinking Method is to focus attention directly on different aspects of thinking and to crystallize the aspects into definite concepts and tools that can be used deliberately. The three basic principles underlying CoRT Thinking are as follows:

Thinking is a skill that can be developed, Most practical thinking takes place in the perception stage. The tools method is used to teach thinking. The CoRT Thinking material has been introduced to Form 1 and 2

students at SainsKu, and is proving effective in getting them to think critically about a range of issues. Some of the most widely used tools are PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting) CAF (Consider All Factors) and OPV (Other People’s Views).

Perpectives Thinking - Edward de Bono, Six Hats:

"The quality of our thinking will determine with quality of our future" - Edward de Bono

Early in the 1980's de Bono developed the 6 Hats framework for thinking. There are six imaginary thinking hats, each having a different colour. Each of the 6 hats represents a different type of thinking. When you "put on" one of the hats, you exclusively operate in that mode of thinking.

Things that make Sainsku as Thinking Skills School Method of Implementation Evidence

1. The use of ‘Graphic Organisers’ such as: Mind Maps Fishbone Graphic Etc2. Questioning Techniques based on ‘Bloom’s Taxsonomy’ 6 levels of thinking / questioning High Order Thinking3. Edward De Bono ‘CoRT Thinking’ – PMI CAF OPV etc4. ‘Perpectives Thinking’ such as: De Bono – Six Hats Concept5. Cooperative and Collaborative Learning through Teach Smart Program

Through teaching and learning in every subject

As a subject Across the curriculum Through Civic Education

Lesson in class Co-curricular Activities Teachers Training Ongoing assessment Evaluation & Tracking

process

Daily Lesson Plan Class Observation ‘Learning walk’ Students’ work Subject-based classroom

SainsKu Thinking Skills Curriculum

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Collaborative and Coperative Learning

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Teachers using quite signal to get students attention

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Mind mapping is a creative and logical means of note taking and note making that literally "maps

out" ideas.

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Samples of student’s work on Graphic organisers

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Edward De Bono - Six Thinking Hats

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