CRITICAL
THINKING
CRITICAL
CRITICAL THINKING
WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING RELATED TOPICS
LIST OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
THE 4-STEPS GUIDE TO CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
CRITICAL THINKING LINKS
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SECTION 1
CRITICAL
NOT PLEASED
saying that someone or something is bad or wrong:
IMPORTANT
of the greatest importance to the way things might happen:
extremely important to the progress or success of something:
GIVING OPINIONS
giving opinions or judgments on books, plays, films, etc.:
SERIOUS
extremely serious or dangerous:
VERY BAD
very bad or dangerous:
Critical
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/critical
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SECTION 2
CRITICAL
THINKING
Critical thinking is the study of clear and unclear thinking. The
National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking defines critical
thinking as the intellectually disciplined process of actively and
skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or
evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation,
experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to
belief and action.
Critical thinking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking
What is
Critical
Thinking?
https://philosophy.hku.hk/think/critical/ct.php
What is
Critical
Thinking?
https://www.skillsyouneed.com/learn/critical-thinking.html
What is
Critical
Reading?
https://www.skillsyouneed.com/learn/critical-reading.html
Critical Thinking Skills:
What are They and
How Do I Get Them?
https://thinkeracademy.com/critical-thinking-skills/
Critical
Thinking
Skills
http://www.umich.edu/~elements/5e/probsolv/strategy/ctskills.htm
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SECTION 3
WHAT IS
CRITICAL
THINKING
RELATED
TOPICS
What Are the Benefits of Critical Thinking for College Students?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-benefits-of-critical-thinking-for-college-students.htm
What Is the Connection Between Critical Thinking and Writing?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-connection-between-critical-thinking-and-writing.htm
What Are the Best Tips for Teaching Critical Thinking Skills?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-best-tips-for-teaching-critical-thinking-skills.htm
What Is a Critical Evaluation?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-critical-evaluation.htm
What Is Character Analysis?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-character-analysis.htm
What Is Soft Systems Methodology?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-soft-systems-methodology.htm
What Is Socratic Questioning?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-socratic-questioning.htm
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SECTION 4
LIST OF
CRITICAL
THINKING
SKILLS
Critical thinking skills are imperative for young students and even
adults to perform well academically and professionally. Critical
thinking skills are usually separated into three categories:
affective, cognitive strategies encompassing macro-abilities and
cognitive strategies for micro-skills. These skills will help you
to understand yourself and the people you interact with, and you
will also be able to utilize information better.
Affective Strategies
Critical thinking is not a purely academic skill. Affective strategies
address the need to control emotions and exercise them to our advantage.
Affective strategies can also be used to judge and respond to the
emotions and values of others. For example, dimension S-2 of critical
thinking strategies lists "developing insight into egocentricity or
sociocentricity," meaning the development of self-awareness and
recognizing that your reality might not be your neighbor's.
Other dimensions include exercising fair-mindedness, developing intellectual
courage, confidence in reason and intellectual humility and suspending
judgment. All affective strategies allow us to develop more mature ideas and
also understand other people's ideas.
Cognitive Strategies Macro-Abilities
Macro-abilities in terms of cognitive strategies are mostly information-based.
They include how a person finds information and decides if that information is
valuable to his needs. This can be through critically listening, reading,
discussing, analyzing and evaluating. These skills can be used in school when
writing papers or understanding a book or at work when trying to solve a problem.
Specific dimensions of this strategy include making interdisciplinary connections,
clarifying and analyzing the meanings of words or phrases and reasoning dialectically
and evaluating perspectives, interpretations or theories.
Cognitive Strategies Micro-Skills
Micro-skills are generally more specific to the thought and use of certain information.
Examples of these skills include comparing and contrasting two different works of art
from the same artist or gathering results from a science experiment to create an
original theory or solution. Specifically, dimensions of this type of thinking are
"noting significant similarities and differences", "evaluating evidence and alleged
facts" and "exploring implications and consequences," says CriticalThinking.org.
List of Critical Thinking Skills
http://www.ehow.com/list_7340060_list-critical-thinking-skills.html
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SECTION 5
THE
4-STEP
GUIDE TO
CRITICAL
THINKING
SKILLS
Do you know what critical thinking is? Do you know how to successfully
incorporate it into your classroom? If you’re a student, do you know
how to think critically about a particular topic, idea, or project?
This handy visual is truly a must-have for both students and teachers
(and probably some parents and administrators out there) looking to
expand their understanding and learning. It’s a guide to critical
thinking skills complete with four (count ‘em, 4!) steps accompanied
by fill-in-the-blank questions designed to pique your interest and
illustrate how each step works.
In other words, keep this visual chart from Enokson handy while tackling
your next project (for a PBL classroom perhaps?) or assignment. In case
you were curious, here are some of the key skills that a student and / or
teacher must have in order to master critical thinking:
Step 1: Knowledge
Identification and recall of information is key here. Answer the basic
questions (Who, What, Why, Where, etc.)
Step 2: Comprehension
Organize your thoughts, select the facts, choose the ideas. Be able to
interpret and paraphrase what you’re reading and learning.
Step 3: Application
Be able to use facts, rules, and apply principles. You should be able to
find out information, solve problems, and give an example. This shows a
higher level of understanding.
Step 4: Analysis
This is where the true learning really shines. Separate the whole topic
or story into components / parts and pick each of these apart. Examine
and then infer. Keep going! Do this for everything you’re hoping to learn
about. You may just surprise yourself!
The 4-Step Guide To Critical Thinking Skills
http://www.edudemic.com/the-4-step-guide-to-critical-thinking-skills/
So You Want to Avoid
Common Logical Errors?
http://www.ehow.com/how-to_4845353_avoid-common-logical-errors.html
How to Develop
Critical Thinking Skills
https://www.wikihow.com/Develop-Critical-Thinking-Skills
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SECTION 6
CRITICAL
THINKING
LINKS
2 Think.org
http://www.2think.org/
Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking (AILACT)
http://ailact.mcmaster.ca/
Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit
http://www.xenu.net/archive/baloney_detection.html
Critical Thinking
http://www.criticalthinking.org/
Critical Thinking
http://philpapers.org/browse/critical-reasoning
Critical Thinking
https://inpho.cogs.indiana.edu/taxonomy/2410
Critical Thinking
http://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/periodicals/Crit_Thinking.pdf
Critical Thinking Academy
http://www.criticalthinkeracademy.com/
Critical Thinking across the Curriculum Project
http://mcckc.edu/longview/ctac/
The Critical Thinking Community
http://www.criticalthinking.org/
Critical Thinking Means Business
http://www.talentlens.com/en/downloads/whitepapers/Pearson_TalentLens_Critical_Thinking_Means_Business.pdf
Critical Thinking.NET
http://www.criticalthinking.net/howteach.html
Critical Thinking Skills
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/drugfree/sa3crit.htm
Critical Thinking Skills: What are They and How Do I Get Them?
http://www.globalcognition.org/head-smart/critical-thinking-skills/
Critical Thinking web
http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/
Critical Thinking Skills in Education and Life
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/think/critical.htm
Critical Thinking: What Is It Good for?
http://www.csicop.org/si/2006-02/thinking.html
Defining Critical Thinking
http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766
Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Children
http://www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/e-family-news/2014-developing-critical-thinking-skills-in-children/
Fact checking rumors
http://www.snopes.com/
A Field Guide to Critical Thinking
http://www.csicop.org/si/show/field_guide_to_critical_thinking/
Foundation for Critical Thinking
http://www.criticalthinking.org/
The Four Principles of Critical Thinking
https://criticalthinkingclass.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/the-four-principles-of-critical-thinking/
Free From Faith
http://free-from-faith.blogspot.com/
Informal logic
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-informal
Mission: Critical
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/index.html
National Center for Teaching Thinking
http://www.nctt.net/
National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking website
http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/the-national-council-for-excellence-in-critical-thinking/406/
Open Courseware on Critical Thinking
http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/
Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking
http://www.phact.org/
PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL THINKING
http://www.wright.edu/~elliot.gaines/criticalthinking.html
Propaganda and How to Recognize It
http://www.rbs0.com/propaganda.pdf
Real-World Reasoning
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/courses/inflogic/inflhome.htm
Responsible Thinking
http://www.truthpizza.org/
Think About It: Critical Thinking
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/thinking-skills-learning-styles/think-about-it-critical-thinking
Thinking Skills
https://www.cls.utk.edu/pdf/ls/Week3_Lesson18.pdf
The Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal
http://www.getfeedback.net/assets/com_casestudy/00051/Watson_Glaser_a_critical_friend.pdf
What "Critical" means in "Critical Thinking"
http://www.citigraphics.net/jenner/djenner/archive/CritiqueAndCriticalThinking.pdf
What is Critical Thinking?
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-critical-thinking-definition-skills-meaning.html
What is Critical Thinking?
https://www.monash.edu/learnhq/enhance-your-thinking/critical-thinking/what-is-critical-thinking
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