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Critical Thinking In the 21st Century
By: Jeremiah Williamson, Marci Palmer, Katherine Hacker & Amanda Fraley
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The art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to
improving it.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Aristotle
Definition
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● Knowledge- Identification and recall of information (Who, What, When, Where, How?)
● Comprehension- Organization of facts and ideas (Re-tell in own words)
● Application- Use of facts, rules, and principles (an example, related to?)
● Analysis- Separating a whole into components (outline, diagram, map)
● Synthesis- Combining ideas to form a new whole ● Evaluation- Developing opinions, judgements, or
decisions.
Critical Thinking Skills
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● Fact or fiction● Rationalization● Apply various disciplines of knowledge
to different areas● Ask questions that lead to deeper
meanings● Defence against bias, deception, and
delusion
Importance
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Good Information?In the age of Photoshop, video editing, blogging, podcasting, etc. information
must be evaluated properly, both incoming and outgoing.
21st Century Applications
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21st Century Applications (cont)
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Students will be asked to view two selected advertisements and critique the use of ambiguous terms and images to potentially mislead the audience. Students will write an open letter to the company on the class Facebook page asking questions to alleviate the ambiguity.
Critical Thinking In The Classroom
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Sample Selected Advertisement
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Meegan, Gary, narr. What is Critical Thinking?.Web. 8 Nov. 2014.
An Introduction to Critical Thinking. Crazypills, 29 Nov. 209. Web. 8 Nov. 2014.
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