Science and its application evolved into technology but without critical thinking, these technological artifacts could destroy us. Read and get insight on the relation between science, technology and critical thinking.

1. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CRITICAL
THINKING- RELATIONS AND DIFFERENCE.
Joshua Amponsem
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2. OUTLINE
 SCIENCE
BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES
CRITICAL THINKING
CRITICAL THINKING AND TECHNOLOGY
WHY CRITICAL THINKING
CONCLUSION

3. SCIENCE
Science is a form of pure intellectual study of the natural
world involving observation, data, experimentation,
analysis and theoretical models.
Basic Science
Applied Science.

4. BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Basic Science seeks to expand knowledge
Aim is to satisfy human thought
Applied Science uses basic science to solve real-world
problems.
Researchers utilize widespread information – theories and
hypothesis of basic science to arrive at a solution

5. TECHNOLOGY
Technology – Making life easier.

6. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Technology is the application of scientific knowledge in practical
purposes to fashion material artifacts
Discoveries of scientific works and theories, inter-relate to life,
society, and the environment, providing a technique to solve problems
of human concern
Example: Solar Technology.

7. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

8. CRITICAL THINKING

9. DEFINITION OF CRITICAL THINKING
Michael Scriven and Richard Paul in 2003 defined 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.

11. APPROACH TO CRITICAL THINKING
Inquisitiveness, concern to become and remain well-informed,
alertness to opportunities, self-confidence, flexibility in
considering alternatives,
understanding of the opinions of other people, fair-
mindedness and honesty in facing one’s own biases or
egocentric tendencies.

12. CRITICAL THINKING AND TECHNOLOGY
The quest to apply science practically to invent, involves a good
judgment in deciding whether the product is really good for the
human environment.
Without critical thinking, technology could be the theory and
practice of bureaucratic coordination, advertising strategies,
management, teaching and training, and economic decision making
which will serve individual, commerce and political purposes
regardless of its environmental or societal impact.
Polythene, Cell tower, Burning of fossil fuel, etc.

13. WHY YOU NEED CRITICAL THINKING
A study over 1100 college shows that most students GPA
significantly correlated with their critical thinking skills test scores
– critical thinking skills can be learned, which suggests that as
one learns them one’s GPA will improve.
“The future now belongs to societies that organize themselves
for learning... nations that want high incomes and full
employment must develop policies that emphasize the
acquisition of knowledge and skills by everyone, not just a select
few.” Ray Marshall & Marc Tucker, 1992.

14. A 5-STEP CRITICAL THINKING PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS
I D E A S
I = IDENTIFY the Problem and Set Priorities (1)
D = DETERMINE Relevant Information and Deepen Understanding (2)
E = ENUMERATE Options and Anticipate Consequence (3)
A = ASSESS the Situation and Make a Preliminary Decision (4)
S = SCRUTINIZE the Process and Self-Correct as Needed (5)
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15. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CRITICAL THINKING.

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