Critical Thinking What is Critical Thinking Questioning Problem
Critical Thinking
What is Critical Thinking? • Questioning • Problem solving • Understanding
Steps in the Thinking Process • Unconsciousness Deactivated
Steps in the Thinking Process • Consciousness Random Thoughts
Steps in the Thinking Process • Perception Facts and Figures
Steps in the Thinking Process • Questioning Source of Critical Thinking
Steps in the Thinking Process • Problem Solving Process of Critical Thinking
Steps in the Thinking Process • Understanding Solutions
Steps in the Thinking Process • More Questioning Positive Feedback
Importance of Critical Thinking. . . • Creating a feedback loop that feeds the mind. – > Questioning -> – > Critical Thinking -> – > Understanding -> – > More Questioning ->
An Official Definition… • Critical thinking is the disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to understanding and action.
Elements of Critical Thinking. . . • Conceptualizing • Applying • Analyzing • Synthesizing • Evaluating • Inferring
Critical Thinking Assignments • Require using the thinking feedback loop. • Report the results of using the thinking feedback loop through verbal, written, or other expression.
Activate Learning • Promoting critical thinking leads to active teaching and learning. • Creates an active feedback loop that promotes more critical thinking!
Analyze • Examine the parts to clarify the whole.
Analyze-Definition • determine components • separate into parts • determine the core • examine parts to describe the whole • distinguish the nature and relationship of parts, elements, aspects, or qualities of a whole
Analyze-Skills • identify components • organize parts • see patterns • recognize hidden meanings
Analyze-Question Cues • analyze, separate, order, detail, connect, classify, arrange, divide, select
Evaluate • Judge the value of two or more things or ideas that are put side by side.
Evaluate-Definition • examine and judge the value, worth, meaning, extent, amount, or condition • express the mathematical value or state numerically
Evaluate-Skills • compare ideas and tell them apart • make choices based on reasoned argument • review the value of theories or presentations • verify the value of evidence • objectify • recognize subjectivity
Evaluate-Question Cues • assess, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, clarify, discriminate, support, conclude, compare
Infer • Identify a trend or line of reasoning and its consequences and outcomes.
Infer-Definition • deduce, reason, rationalize, explain • figure out or trace down • come to recognize, understand, or realize • determine the effect, result, consequence, or outcome • determine what is implied, obliged, compelled, required, or called for
Infer-Skills • support ideas • identify meanings • develop interpretations • draw conclusions • develop predictions • connect topics
Infer-Question Cues • present evidence, support, persuade, describe basis, discuss relationships, describe causes, illustrate, estimate, predict, describe likelihood, observe, clarify, point out, suggest
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