CRITICAL THINKING:A NEW TOOL IN

EDUCATION

PAD ALDO RODRIGUEZ

Critical Thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing and or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by observation, reflection, reasoning or communication, as a guide to belief and action

(Michael Scriven and Richard Paul)

…and rationality, self-awareness, honesty, open.mindness, discipline and judgement

(Dan Kurland)

1- state and explain goals and purposes2- clarify the questions they need to answer and the problems they need to solve.3- gather and organize information and data4- explicitly assess the meaning and significance of information you give them5- demonstrate that they understand concepts, identify assumptions, consider implications and consequences, examine things from more than one point of view6- test and check for accuracy7- stick to questions, issues, or problems 8- express themselves precisely and exactly9- consider the point of view of others10- express their thinking logically

•Students learn content at a deeper and more permanent level•They are better able to explain and apply what they learn•They are better able to connect what they are learning in one class with what they learn in other classes•They ask more and better questions in class•They understand the text better•They follow directions better•They understand more of what you present in class

Define the words car, horse and bed.

Compare living in the city and living in the countryside.

Experiment with bulbs and wires to create a circuit

Illustrate with graphics the differences between the earthquake in Haiti and the one in Chile

Defend or negate the statement “Nature takes care of itself”

Devise a method to teach CT to others

1- get in groups of 4 or 5 people2- you will receive a plan. Read it and do the following:-Group 1 analyzes the way critical thinking is promoted among students.-Group 2 analyzes the way the teacher is being a critical thinker while planning--Group 3 analyzes the intellectual standards that should be present in the plan or in the development of the lesson.--Group 4 analyzes the activities or tasks and labels them into the correct category according to Bloom’s Taxonomy--Group 5 takes a task and makes it suitable to enhance Ct among students.