What You’ll Learn To Do: Identify & Apply Aspects of Critical Thinking
Throughout your academic career, you will be asked many questions by your instructor. More often, the purpose of the question is not to elicit a “yes” or “no” response, but to engage you in critical thinking. By developing this thought process now as a student, you will possess a skill that will prove useful in your professional career, social environments, and personal life.
After you have completed this topic’s activities, you should be able to:
- Identify aspects of critical thinking.
- Analyze a problem and choose the best solution.
Learning Activities
In order to successfully complete this module’s work, you will need to do the following.
Tasks
- Complete: How are Your Critical Thinking Skills? Self Assessment
- Read: Types of Critical Thinking
- Read: It’s Critical
- Read: Searching for “Aha!”
- Read: Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Read: Chapter Activities: Thinking About Thought
- Quiz: Critical Thinking (10 points)
- Discuss: Problem Solving and Decision Making (10 points)
For grading, refer to the “Grading, Withdrawal, and Incomplete” section in the Syllabus.