A500.5.3.RB - Critical Thinking about Critical Thinking

A500.5.3.RB - Critical Thinking about Critical Thinking

         Reflecting on the current state of my critical thinking competencies. Only 4 weeks into the course and I have learn so much. I thought I knew what critical thinking meant, “fully thinking out a problem and coming up with a solution”.

The first thin I learned was the true definition of critical thinking. Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.

Learning what SEE-I means and how to use the concept has open up my thought process. Learning to (S) state, (E) elaborate or explain, (E) exemplify, and (I) illustrate gives me a foundation to build and clarify what I am truly trying to explore or learn. This is (SEE-I) starting point of critical thinking.

The building blocks of critical thinking are the elements of reasoning. The circle of elements simplifies this concept. When ever we reason through anything the circle of elements (all eight) present.

The latest thing I learn and should be more conscience of is personal prejudices that can skew critical thinking and its research. It is not ethical or true to the discipline of critical thinking to fix or misrepresent research or collected data to appease your hypothesis.

Yes, just 4 weeks into the course and my thinking and outlook on what I thought critical thinking has changed.