Research on the Activity Frame Work of Using Visual Thinking Tools

The development of high order thinking has been considered as a national priority of learning. By using three iteration action research in six elementary schools in Guangzhou, China for about 1 year and a half, we found that visual thinking tools can improve students＇ high order thinking ability and change the traditional teaching method. By using this activity frame work, the teachers can better understand what are the students thinking about and the students can use the thinking tools to help themselves solve complex problems and discuss with other people. The reason we do this research is to improve the high-order thinking ability of primary student. In this paper, we summarize an activity frame work of using visual thinking tools to improve students thinking ability. And the frame work can be divided into three stages： preparatory stage, implementation stage and assessment stage. And different stage has different activity. Though this activity frame work is not perfect enough, we will improve it in our future study.

“一心不能二用”吗?——儿童学习键盘乐器演奏的几个问题

古语曰:“一心不能二用”,告诫人们做事要专心致志。但这句古语用在键盘乐器的练习中就显得苍白无力了。因为,在键盘乐器学习中,双手是一种使复杂的手指技艺在常规思维、创造性思维、直观思维、逻辑常规思维的运动、交叉、发展、变化中形成的完美的辩证动作的思维。根据键盘乐器的演奏特点,键盘乐器练习中不但要做到“一心二用”,而且要做到多元化的思维。