Critical Thinking

What we’re used to … Memorize information Read the prompt, answer the questions in the prompt What’s wrong with this? What we’re used to …

What is it? According to Robert Reich, former US secretary of labor: “The intellectual equipment needed for the job of the future is an ability to define problems, quickly assimilate relevant data, conceptualize and reorganize the information, make deductive and inductive leaps with it, ask hard questions about it, discuss findings with colleagues, work collaboratively to find solutions and then convince others”. What is it?

Let’s break it down … 1. examine data Data can take different forms Evidence, examples, observations, personal experience Decide which data is relevant Assimilate relevant data Organize data in a logical pattern Let’s break it down …

Let’s break it down … Define the problem Ask difficult questions In other words, formulate your own prompt! Ask difficult questions Make connections to the bigger picture Make deductive leaps In other words, draw conclusions Let’s break it down …