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Practical skills
physically,
lls that are performed
Practical skills are ski
cookery.
such as woodwork or

Rubric
Rubric refers to the written
instructions for a task.

Rote learning
Rote learning is learning by memorisa
tion,
to recall facts without need for
understanding.

Psychobabble
Psychobabble is
the language used
popular psycholo in
gy that does not
a theoretical back have
ground.

Six Thinking Hats

Six Thinking Hats is a thinking skills
technique developed by Edward de Bono
.

Synthesis
Synthesis is creating something new from
combining your ideas and knowledge.

Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the classification
and naming of something in an
ordered way.

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