1. Critical Thinking

2. What is Critical Thinking?
Questioning
Problem solving
Understanding

3. Steps in the Thinking Process
Unconsciousness Deactivated

4. Steps in the Thinking Process
Consciousness Random Thoughts

5. Steps in the Thinking Process
Perception Facts and Figures

6. Steps in the Thinking Process
Questioning Source of Critical Thinking

7. Steps in the Thinking Process
Problem Solving Process of Critical Thinking

8. Steps in the Thinking Process
Understanding Solutions

9. Steps in the Thinking Process
More Questioning Positive Feedback

10. Importance of Critical Thinking...
Creating a feedback loop that feeds the mind.
> Questioning ->
> Critical Thinking ->
> Understanding ->
> More Questioning ->

11. 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.

12. Elements of Critical Thinking...
Conceptualizing
Applying
Analyzing
Synthesizing
Evaluating
Inferring

13. Critical Thinking Assignments
Require using the thinking feedback loop.
Report the results of using the thinking feedback loop through verbal, written, or other expression.

14. Activate Learning
Promoting critical thinking leads to active teaching and learning.
Creates an active feedback loop that promotes more critical thinking!

15. Analyze
Examine the parts to clarify the whole.

16. 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

17. Analyze-Skills identify components organize parts see patterns
recognize hidden meanings

18. Analyze-Question Cues
analyze, separate, order, detail, connect, classify, arrange, divide, select

19. Evaluate
Judge the value of two or more things or ideas that are put side by side.

20. Evaluate-Definition
examine and judge the value, worth, meaning, extent, amount, or condition
express the mathematical value or state numerically

21. 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

22. Evaluate-Question Cues
assess, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, clarify, discriminate, support, conclude, compare

23. Infer
Identify a trend or line of reasoning and its consequences and outcomes.

24. 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

25. Infer-Skills support ideas identify meanings develop interpretations
draw conclusions
develop predictions
connect topics

26. Infer-Question Cues
present evidence, support, persuade, describe basis, discuss relationships, describe causes, illustrate, estimate, predict, describe likelihood, observe, clarify, point out, suggest