School of Independent Thinking

Published on Thursday, 05 July 2012 02:29

The aim of the study School of independent thinking is diagnosing the competences of pupils in the fourth year of primary schools, first year pupils in middle schools and first and last year students of secondary schools with
respect to the so-called complex skills in Polish language and mathematics: formulation of problems, creating strategies for solving problems, interpretation, reasoning, arguing, analysis and synthesis.

The inspiration for the study came from the results of PISA 2009 assessment which showed that Polish students do better in typical, imitative tasks, worse where independent, critical thinking skills are required. Based on the results of the study conclusions concerning the level of development of complex skills will be drawn. The study of the same skills
during the next stages of education will facilitate the observation of the progress in the development of complex skills and the factors affecting it.