A short presentaion on how to develop Critical Thinking.

2. Critical thinking involves effective communication and
problem-solving.
It requires constant analyzing, reasoning and evaluating.
This type of thinking is said to be the best way to get to
the truth.
Developing critical thinking skills takes time and effort.
However, we can train ourselves to think critically by
learning and practicing daily, the habits and
processes of critical thinkers.

3. Ask Questions
When you are presented with a new situation it is
important that you know how to form questions that will
guide your understanding of the situation.
Good questions come from good observation
skills, taking in all of the information which the
situation presents by using all of your senses.
Develop affective strategies. Affective strategies
include thinking independently, developing
confidence in reasoning, exercising fair-mindedness
and developing intellectual courage.

4. Examine the Evidence
Examining evidence involves observation skills.
Critical thinking demands that a thinker examine
the credibility of sources of information and does
not accept everything at face value.
A critical thinker will avoid coming to false conclusions
by gathering information first and analyzing the
information at hand. Detectives have to gather evidence
first before they can solve crimes.

5. Bloom’s Taxonomy for Thinking

6. Define the Problem
Observation, Investigation, Question.
Strengthen cognitive abilities.
This includes being able to evaluate the
credibility of information sources, assess
solutions, note interdisciplinary connections and
develop a perspective. Try analyzing information
and connecting it with material you have
previously read.

7. Analyze Assumptions and Bias
Don’t assume that you know the answer to a problem.
Avoid Bias when you are investigating a problem.
Critical thinking is about being both willing and able to
evaluate one's thinking. Its focus is in learning and
developing the habitual intention to be truth-
seeking, open-
minded, systematic, analytical, inquisitive, confident in
reasoning, and prudent in making judgments.

8. Analyze Assumptions and Bias
Those who are ambivalent on one or more of these aspects of
the disposition toward critical thinking or who have an
opposite disposition (intellectually
arrogant, biased, intolerant, emotional, disorganized, lazy, hee
dless of consequences, indifferent toward new
information, mistrustful of reasoning, or imprudent) are more
likely to encounter problems in using their critical-thinking

9. Analyze Assumptions and Bias
Critical thinking is about being both willing and able to
evaluate one's thinking, which might be criticized because
one does not have all the relevant information, and one
makes unjustified inferences, uses inappropriate concepts, or
fails to notice important implications. One's thinking may
be
unclear, inaccurate, imprecise, irrelevant, narrow, shallow, ill
ogical, or trivial, due to ignorance or misapplication of the
appropriate learned skills of thinking.
Failure to recognize the importance of correct dispositions can
lead to various forms of self-deception and closed-
mindedness, both individually and collectively.

10. In Conclusion
To become a successful Critical Thinker You must
keep your feelings at bay and stay away from
letting your feelings cloud your actions.
Consider all of the facts carefully and don’t come
to hasty conclusions.
Avoid being narrow minded and consider looking at a
problem from many different angles.
Understand that things will not always become crystal
clear.

11. The End
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