BOOK: AOD Foundations

6. Writing a Prompt

6.4. Habits of Mind

In 2011, Edutopia published the guidebook Habits of Mind: The Questions Intelligent Thinkers Ask that Help Them Solve Problems and Make Decisions.

The short document describes five types of questions that critical thinkers ask themselves when presented with new information.

For copyright reasons, we cannot copy this document here, but you can view it on the Edutopia website

Consider using this framework for designing your discussion prompt.

Edutopia (2011). Habits of Mind: The Questions Intelligent Thinkers Ask that Help Them Solve Problems and Make Decisions. School of the Future High School. https://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/edutopia-stw-assessment-high-sch-humanities-habits-of-mind.pdf