Bennett Goldberg Kathryn Spilios Boston University VIDEO 3: CRITICAL THINKING

CRITICAL THINKING

“intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action” National Council on Excellence in Critical Thinking, 1987 Critical Thinking is

National Council on Excellence in Critical Thinking, 1987 Critical Thinking is

Critical Thinking Entails examination of those structures or elements of thought implicit in all reasoning: purpose, problem, or question-at-issue assumptions; concepts; and frame of reference empirical grounding; reasoning leading to conclusions; implications and consequences; objections from alternative viewpoints;

Critical Thinking – a Family of Modes of Thought:

1.A set of information and belief generating and processing skills, and 2.The habit, based on intellectual commitment, of using those skills to guide behavior. Critical Thinking – two components

1.A set of information and belief generating and processing skills, and 2.The habit, based on intellectual commitment, of using those skills to guide behavior. Critical thinking is not: the mere acquisition and retention of information alone, the mere possession of a set of skills, and the mere use of those skills without acceptance of their results. Critical Thinking – two components

Critical Thinking in STEM education: Using evidence and data to guide conclusion formation and knowledge generation Inquiry-based labs Discovery labs

Critical Thinking in STEM education: Using data to guide conclusion formation and knowledge generation Inquiry-based labs Discovery labs The cycle of scientific inquiry Project-based learning