Critical Thinking Skills, Lecture notes of English

Download Critical Thinking Skills and more Lecture notes English in PDF only on Docsity! CRITICAL THINKING MS. LHEA D. PRE AT THE END OF THIS LESSON WE WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS: ● What is thinking? ● What are types of thinking? ● What is Critical Thinking? ● What are the characteristics of Critical Thinker? ● What is Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning? THIS IS AN OLD QUIZ •Consulting Worldwide. Answer each question in order. 1.How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? 2.How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator? 3.The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend ... except one. Which animal does not attend? 4.There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it? EXAMPLE OF NOT THINKING CRITICALLY 1 DAMN! | REMEMBERED WHICH SIDE OF THE BRANCH TO SIT ON - BUT 1 FORGOT ABOUT THE LADDER WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING •Gather and Assess Information in a balanced and information way to reach conclusions justified by reasoned argument based on available evidence. CRITICAL THINKER VS. NON CRITICAL THINKER CRITICAL THINKER • Are honest with themselves, acknowledging what they don’t know, recognizing their limitations, and being watchful of their own errors. NON CRITICAL THINKER • Pretend they know more than they do, ignore their limitations, and assume their views are error-free. CRITICAL THINKER VS. NON CRITICAL THINKER CRITICAL THINKER • Regard problems and controversial issues as exciting challenges. NON CRITICAL THINKER • Regard problems and controversial issues as nuisances or threats to their ego. CRITICAL THINKER VS. NON CRITICAL THINKER CRITICAL THINKER • Strive for understanding, keep curiosity alive, remain patient with complexity, and are ready to invest time to overcome confusion. NON CRITICAL THINKER • Are impatient with complexity and thus would rather remain confused than make the effort to understand. BLOOM’S TAXONOMY OF LEARNING 1956 Assessing theories; Comparison of ideas; Evaluating outcomes; Solving; Judging; ION 2 De ee Recommending; Rating EVA Using old concepts to create new ideas; Design and Invention; Composing; Imagining; Inferring; Modifying; Predicting; Combining Identifying and analyzing patterns; Organisation of ideas; recognizing trends Using and applying knowledge; Using problem solving methods; Manipulating; Designing; Experimenting Understanding; Translating; co MPR EHE N SIO N Summarising; Demonstrating; Discussing Recall of information; Discovery; Observation; Listing; Locating; Naming REVISED BLOOM’S TAXONOMY BY: ANDERSON 2001 ANY QUESTIONS? READY FOR A QUIZ?