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PMI Exercise for Critical Thinking

The PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting?) exercise encourages students to examine issues from multiple perspectives by having them identify positives, negatives, and interesting questions or comments about a given topic. Students work in small groups to generate pluses, minuses, and interesting points, which are then shared and discussed with the whole class. The goal is to help students think critically and holistically about issues by considering different consequences, opportunities, and viewpoints.

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PMI Exercise for Critical Thinking

The PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting?) exercise encourages students to examine issues from multiple perspectives by having them identify positives, negatives, and interesting questions or comments about a given topic. Students work in small groups to generate pluses, minuses, and interesting points, which are then shared and discussed with the whole class. The goal is to help students think critically and holistically about issues by considering different consequences, opportunities, and viewpoints.

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Plus +, Minus -, Interesting?

(PMI)

Description
Plus+, Minus-, Interesting? is an exercise to encourage students to investigate
and examine all sides of an issue. It is designed to highlight positive and negative
aspects of an issue and stimulate interesting ideas, comments and questions for
further pursuit.

Procedure
1. Draw a PMI frame on the board, with the topic for examination written above it.
Distribute handout to students. Explain that Plus + refers to comments students
see as positive, Minus - are considered negative comments.

2. In small groups allow 3-4 min for students to list the pluses for the topic.
Repeat process for the negative aspects.

3. After time is up, elicit the best plus and minus from each group and board
results.

4. After this groups have 3-4 min to come up with Interesting? comments and
questions. Review comments and board results again.

Link to Outcomes
Students visualise consequences, think laterally, recognise opportunity and
potential and are prepared to test options.

Dynamic Strategies
Experience/Information

Tips
Ask students when and where a PMI could be used, how it can help the thinking
process and the advantages of using PMI.
Plus+, Minus-, Interesting? (PMI)

Plus +

Minus -

Interesting ?

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