CRITICAL THINKING

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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