BEYER'S MODEL

BEYER'S MODEL

            We were tasked to find 20 reading selections; it may be a poem, narrative, drama or essay, classify the comprehension questions through Beyer's model.

            LEVEL III – MICROTHINKING SKILLS

·         array of skills to produce the critical thinking operation

1.    Recall

2.    Translation

3.    Interpretation

4.    Extrapolation

5.    Application

6.    Analysis

7.    Synthesis

8.    Evaluation

LEVEL II – CRITICAL THINKING OPERATIONS

1.  Distinguishing facts from value claims

2.  Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information

3.  Determining factual accuracy of a statement

4.  Determining credibility of a source of tip

5.  Identifying ambiguous claims/arguments

6.  Identifying unstated claims or assumptions

7.  Detecting bias

8.  Identifying logical fallacies

9.  Recognizing logical inconsistencies in the line of reasoning

10.   Determining the strength of an argument/claim

            LEVEL I – THINKING STRATEGIES

1.    Conceptualizing

a.    Identify examples of practice and behavior

b.    Identify common attributes of the examples

c.    Classify the attributes

d.    Interrelate categories of attributes

e.    Identify additional examples and nonexamples to see whether the concept works/fits

f.     Modify the concept and attributes if necessary

2.     Decision-making

a.    Define goals

b.    Identify alternative experiences

c.    Analyze each alternative

d.    Rank alternatives

e.    Determine the highest rank alternative

f.     Choose the best alternative

3.    Problem solving

a.    Recognize the problem

b.    Represent or describe the problem

c.    Devise or choose a plan or resolution

d.    Execute the plan

e.    Evaluate the result