Benchmark
12E: Habits of Mind - Critical-Response Skills
(grades 3-5, page 299)
Buttress their statements with facts found in books, articles, and databases,
and identify the sources used and expect others to do the same. (1 of 3)
Standard 3-3, page 81, Grades 5-8
Make and evaluate mathematical conjectures and arguments
Standard 3-2 page 29, Grades K-4
Use models, known facts, properties, and relationships to explain their
thinking
Recognize when comparisons might not be fair because some conditions are
not kept the same. (2 of 3)
Standard 3-1 page 29, Grades K-4
Draw logical conclusions about mathematics
Standard 3-1, page 81, Grades 5-8
Recognize and apply deductive and inductive reasoning
Standard 3-4 page 143, Grades 9-12
Judge the validity of arguments
Seek better reasons for believing something than "Everybody knows that..."
or "I just know" and discount such reasons when given by others. (3 of
3)
Standard 10-4, page 105, Grades 5-8
Evaluate arguments that are based on data analysis
Standard 3-4 page 143, Grades 9-12
Judge the validity of arguments
