Sometimes we use pictures To slow down our

Sometimes we use pictures To slow down our thinking.

Look at the next slide silently until it makes sense. Write down what you see or what changes in your mind. . .

Levels of Thinking Up Top (Knowledge, experience, and our concept of what things are – High level of thinking) Bottom Down (Simple characteristics of stimuli, such as color, shape, and loudness - Low level of thinking)

Examples of Levels of Thinking Up Top When we understand what we read, or comprehend, we call this a high level of thinking Bottom Down When we read, paying attention to the sound and shape of the letters is a low level of thinking.

Bottom-Up and Top-Down Thinking (Processing) Up Bottom Top Down

The directional nature of bottom-up and top-down processing

Bottom-Up and Top-Down Processing Up Bottom Top Down

What do you see?

What is the middle letter?

Bottom-Up and Top-Down Processing Up Bottom Top Down

Bottom-Up and Top-Down Processing Up Bottom Top Down

When is bottom-up processing important? • Underline important words, and study everything in a diagram when answering questions on a test. • When making observations, do as much bottom-up processing as possible so they notice everything. • When solving a problem, do not make up your mind too fast.

Bottom-Up and Top-Down Processing-All of the Time

How are you thinking when you are matching colors and shapes?

How are you thinking when you use the cover of the puzzle box?

Student Thinking before…

and after the lesson.

How did your strategy change?