Strategies for critical thinking in learning, Part I. Thinking and recall series Strategies for critical thinking in learning and project management Critical thinking studies a topic or problem with open-mindedness.This exercise outlines the first stage of applying a critical thinking approach to developing and understanding a topic. You will: Develop a statement of the topic List what you understand, what you've been told and what opinions you hold about it Identify resources available for research Define timelines and due datesand how they affect the development of your study Print the list as your reference Here is more on the first stage: Define your destination, what you want to learnClarify or verify with your teacher or an "expert" on your subject Topics can be simple phrases:"The role of gender in video game playing" "Causes of the war before 1939""Mahogany trees in Central America""Plumbing regulations in the suburbs" "Regions of the human brain" Summary of critical thinking: Thinking and recall series.
Defining Critical Thinking. It entails the examination of those structures or elements of thought implicit in all reasoning: purpose, problem, or question-at-issue; assumptions; concepts; empirical grounding; reasoning leading to conclusions; implications and consequences; objections from alternative viewpoints; and frame of reference.
Critical thinking — in being responsive to variable subject matter, issues, and purposes — is incorporated in a family of interwoven modes of thinking, among them: scientific thinking, mathematical thinking, historical thinking, anthropological thinking, economic thinking, moral thinking, and philosophical thinking. Critical thinking can be seen as having 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 varies according to the motivation underlying it. Another Brief Conceptualization of Critical Thinking ~ Linda Elder, September, 2007. Understanding and Applying Research in The Classroom. 3 - 2012_Horizon Report.pdf.