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== **//Critical thinking is a path to freedom from half-truths and deception. You have the right to question what you see, hear, and read. Acquiring this ability is one of the major goals of a liberal education.//** **//What do you already know about critical thinking? Summarize your thinking.//**



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=//Critical Thinker (// Practice Note-taking about this topic/and annotating the text (?) //)//= ==//We live in an information rich world. This information is accessible from many and varied sources: from mass media to casual conversation; from the web to the library HUB; in databases, in books and newsprint. The ability to focus critical and analytical thought on different arguments from different sources and to apply different credibility ratings to them is an essential skill you NEED to develop during your high school studies.//==

//What is critical thinking?//
==//The purpose of critical thinking, according to Maiorana (1992) is "to achieve understanding, evaluate view points, and solve problems." Therefore, since all three areas involve the asking of questions, we can say that critical thinking and analyzing is the questioning or inquiry we engage in when we seek to understand, evaluate, or resolve.//==

//(1990) describes the ideal critical thinker as one who is: ...//
==//"habitually inquisitive, well-informed, trustful of reason, open-minded, flexible, fair-minded in evaluation, honest in facing personal biases, prudent in making judgments, will to reconsider, clear about issues, orderly in complex matters, diligent in seeking relevant information, reasonable in the selection of criteria, focused on inquiry, and persistent in seeking result which are as precise as the subject and of the circumstances of inquiry permit.//==

//In a learning environment ideas and theories are open to challenge....//
==//You will love this: So put forward rational argument when you want to question teachers. Do IT! Consider and evaluate ideas and theories that are new to you, rather than accept them simply because they are part of course content. Maintain intellectual curiosity, and the capacity to show independence of judgment within learning experiences.//==
 * ==//What I need to do to be a Critical Thinker? Critically read different texts, and use the information to gain new insights on your topic.//==
 * ==//Use note-taking skills to summarize and evaluate readings, make connections to information you already know.//==
 * ==//During writing assignments pose questions for exploration and consider differing perspectives on controversial issues objectively and in a balanced manner.//==
 * ==//Explore possibilities creatively, analyze conflicting views, and synthesize new ideas.//==
 * ==//Explore moral dimension of conflicting positions and analyze value laden issues.//==