critical thinking
Recommended Textbooks
• Butterworth, J. & Thwaites, G. (2005) Thinking Skills, Cambridge University Press
• Reichenbach, B. (2000) Introduction to Critical Thinking, Mc-Graw Hill Publishing
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THEEXPERIENCE OF YEARS
Count the Number of Fs’
What is Critical Thinking?
Ego-Centric Thinking
The MilgramShock Experiment
The Asch Line Experiment
Group Bias
Wishful Thinking
6 Steps to Critical Thinking
Step #1KNOWLEDGE
Step #2COMPREHENSION
Why do we highlighthighlight or underline our
books?
Step #3APPLICATION
Exercise, exercise, exercise!
Step #4ANALYSIS
Step #5SYNTHESIS
Step #6EVALUATION
Be the judge!
Reminders
• Introduce yourself in the blog a.s.a.p.
• Review Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Start applying Bloom’s to your textbooks and your classes
• Borrow the textbook