Elements
This element is the conclusion from thinking
What is inference?
There are 9 Intellectual Standards. These are the four that we covered in class.
What is Clarity, Relevance, Accuracy, and Precision?
Paul and Elder define this as the art of analyzing and evaluating in order to improve thinking
What is critical thinking?
Synonyms for this can be Issue, Problem, Query, or Research Question.
What is Question at Issue?
These two elements work hand in hand with each other. If, you know one, you can figure out the other.
What is Question at Issue and Inference?
What is Purpose?
In 2008 these authors wrote “Critical Thinking: the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking in order to improve thinking.”
Who are Elder and Paul?
An example of this element is that you observe a pregnant woman holding a coffee cup. There for you infer that she is a bad mother.
What is assumption?
The thinker's profession, education, and life experiences will influence this in their thinking.
What is Point of View?
When humans think, they use this to support their thinking.
What is information?
"Odessa has many different ups and downs that make it a community; but not matter what, from September to December football is the most important thing in this town where possible dreams can be made."
This is an example of bad writing because of what standard?
What is Clarity?
This can be defined as to examine the elements of thinking and their relationship in a complex world.
What is to analyze?
Knowing that John Lennon's Imagine was written in 1971 as people were protesting the Vietnam War can influence the meaning of the song is an example of this element.
What is Context?
If Critical Thinking were an Oreo, what element would be the creamy part of the cookie (i.e. it holds the beginning and end together)?
What is Information?
When I was in Ireland, I saw a mob of people waving flags as they ran to a football game. What element helps determine the meaning of this statement?
What is Concepts?
A Standard by which we can judge whether the information provided is correct. Using inaccurate information can cause people to distrust the author.
What is Accuracy?
What is to evaluate?
What two elements will influence the author's thinking based on their own experiences or what is happening around them?
What is Point of View and Context?
Understanding what is happening in the world at the time of thinking is an example of this element.
What is context?
This element comes after the conclusion and is based on whether or not someone takes the conclusion seriously.
What is implications?
This standard looks for writing that is free of jargon, cliches, or other ambiguous language.
What is precise?
Both of these standards will be evaluated when analyzing information used in thinking.
What are relevancy and accuracy?
This sort of assumption puts preference of one thing over the other- how the world should be. For example Lying might be appropriate in certain situations.
What is Value Assumption?
The Critical Thinking Model is made up of the Elements of Thinking, the Intellectual Standards, and these (we haven't covered them in detail in class yet). An example of them are ____________ humility or _____________ empathy.