Core Competencies Reflection

Critical thinking

The core competency that I chose for this work in social studies was critical thinking. Some of the things I did well to complete this goal include: I can show if I like something or not, I can identify criteria that I can use to analyze evidence, and lastly I can analyze evidence from different perspectives. The assigned work was to read the text about Mi’kmaq people, watch the video, make an interview with teacher, and answer to his 6 questions. The interview was done in groups of four  people. In our group, we read the text and prepared answers for teacher’s questions. I showed that I can analyzed the answers from different perspectives. Sometimes I liked the proposed answers. When I did like the answers of others, I shared my opinion using the evidence from the text and video. Occasionally, my prepared answers were not correct and I accepted evidence of others. By these evidences, I demonstrated that I can analyze and critique.

Some other competencies I used during this project include: I can explore materials and actions, I can ask open-ended questions and gather information, I can consider more than one way to proceed in an investigation. Firstly, I explored materials by reading the text, watching video, and preparing for the interview. In the next step, we interviewed the teacher and analyzed the answers. I demonstrated that I can ask open-ended questions and gather further information. Lastly, our group asked other groups open questions about the same text and video. This way I can demonstrate another way to proceed in investigation, and I can validate the credibility of sources of information.

Ways I want to improve are…

Our interview went well but there is something, what I want to improve. First, it is my English. The text and video were not easy to understand. I was not always able to analyze the evidence in full details. I am working on English improvement right now. Next, others did not always understood the text and video correctly. I did not always validate information provided by others and it was occasionally misleading. Lastly, the teacher expected more information to his questions. We underestimated the analysis and we need to collect more information and evidence next time.