CRITICAL THINKING: YOU CAN DO IT!!
The next link is to a 4 minute clip that explains how to go about doing "critical thinking"
There are six steps to the critical thinking process:
Step one involves showing you have learned basic knowledge about the subject by being able to list and identify main components of the topic. Do you know the terms and definitions?
Step two is understanding the topic. Can you summarize it in your own words? Can you explain it to someone who has no prior knowledge about the topic? Can you talk it to someone else?
The third step is applying the knowledge you demonstrated in steps one and two. Can you take that information and apply it to a different set of circumstances? What if this changes??
Step four takes it to another level because you need to be able to analyze the information. One way to do this is to compare and contrast it.
The fifth step involves not only breaking down the information, but being able to fit it in with what you already know. Can you combine it with other knowledge to create something new?
Finally, the sixth and final step asks you to evaluate, explain, and assess the information to come up with your own conclusions.
Critical thinking is a skill that will allow you to take studying to a whole new level. Instead of accepting information at face value, critical thinking allows you to discover, question, formulate new ideas, and reach your own conclusions.
Adapted from an article by Kelley O'Connor
Step one involves showing you have learned basic knowledge about the subject by being able to list and identify main components of the topic. Do you know the terms and definitions?
Step two is understanding the topic. Can you summarize it in your own words? Can you explain it to someone who has no prior knowledge about the topic? Can you talk it to someone else?
The third step is applying the knowledge you demonstrated in steps one and two. Can you take that information and apply it to a different set of circumstances? What if this changes??
Step four takes it to another level because you need to be able to analyze the information. One way to do this is to compare and contrast it.
The fifth step involves not only breaking down the information, but being able to fit it in with what you already know. Can you combine it with other knowledge to create something new?
Finally, the sixth and final step asks you to evaluate, explain, and assess the information to come up with your own conclusions.
Critical thinking is a skill that will allow you to take studying to a whole new level. Instead of accepting information at face value, critical thinking allows you to discover, question, formulate new ideas, and reach your own conclusions.
Adapted from an article by Kelley O'Connor