The presentation is followed by discussion and the giving of assignment. Among the assignments maybe a research on a given topic. This teaching approach has been proven successful for achieving learning outcomes following the lower end of Blooms Taxonomy: knowledge, comprehension and application are concerned.1. In the traditional information absorption model of teaching, the teacher organizes and presents information to student- learners. He may use a variety of teaching resources to support the lesson such as chalkboard, videotape , newspapers or magazine and photos. Today students are expected to be not only cognitive, but also flexible , analytical and creative. In this lesson, there are methods proposed for the use of computer- based technologies as an integral support to higher thinking skills and creativity. To define higher level thinking skills and creativity, we may adopt a framework that is a helpful synthesis of many models and definitions on the subject.
HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES
COMPLEX THINKING SKILLS SUB- SKILLS Focusing Defining the problem, goal/ objectivesetting, brainstorming Information gathering Selection, recording of data of information Remembering Associating, relating new data with old Analyzing Identifying idea construct, patterns Generating Deducting, inducting, elaborating Organizing Classifying, relating Imagining Visualizing, predicting Designing Planning, formulating Integration Summarizing, abstracting evaluating Setting criteria, testing idea, verifying outcomes, revising
THE UPGRADED PROJECT METHOD
The modern day teacher can now be guided on his goal to help student achieve higher level thinking skills and creativity beyond the ordinary benchmark of the students passing even excelling achievement tests. There is a tighter link between the use of projects for simply coming up with the products to having the students undergo the process of complex/ higher thinking under the framework of the constructivist paradigm. The project method for higher learning outcomes consists in having the students work on projects with depth, complexity, duration and relevance to the real world.
THE PROCESS
The process of project implementation takes the students to the steps, efforts, and experiences in project completion.
THE PROCESS IS MORE THAN THE PRODUCT
The process refers to the thinking/ affective/ psychomotor process that occurs on the part of the learner. This comprises the journey that actualizes learning. The product is the result of this allimportant process consisting in a possibly a summary, a poster, an essay, a term paper, a dramatic presentation, or an IT- based product. web- based projects guided hyper- media projects simple creations resource- based projects Examples of IT- based projects.