Critical Thinking

Question 1

List the philosophical dimensions of critical thinking

Answer 1

•Idealism
•Naturalism
•Realism
•Pragmatism

Question 2

Define critical thinking according to Richard Paul

Answer 2

Critical thinking is thinking about your thinking while you are thinking in order to make your thinking better.

Question 3

List the characteristics of Critical thinking

Answer 3

•defining a problem
•examining evidence
•analyzing assumptions and biases
•avoiding emotional reasoning
•avoiding oversimplification
•considering other interpretations
•tolerating ambiguity

Question 4

List the philosophical dimensions of critical thinking

Answer 4

•Idealism
•Naturalism
•Realism
•Pragmatism

Question 5

Define critical thinking according to Richard Paul

Answer 5

This is thinking about your thinking while you are thinking so that you make your thinking better.

Question 6

List the characteristics of Critical thinking

Answer 6

•defining a problem
•examining evidence
•analyzing assumptions and biases
•avoiding emotional reasoning
•avoiding oversimplification
•considering other interpretations
•tolerating ambiguity

Question 7

Critical thinking can be practically applied in which areas?

Answer 7

1.Groups and teams
2.Leadership
3.Organisational Culture
4.Human Resource Management
5.Organisational Change

Question 8

List the prominent features of critical thinking

Answer 8

•Critical thinking is reflective
•It involves standards
•It is authentic
•It involves being reasonable

Question 9

List the three pathways of critical thinking

Answer 9

•Involves asking questions
•Involves trying to answer those questions by reasoning them out
•It involves believing the results of our reasoning

Question 10

List the 5 critical thinking skills

Answer 10

1.Observation
2.Analysis
3.Inference
4.Communication
5.Problem solving

Question 11

List the stages for how deep our need for critical thinking should be?

Answer 11

•At the level of practical decision making
•At the level of meaningfulness
•At the level of Concepts.

Question 12

What is another definition of critical thinking?

Answer 12

Critical thinking is a process of receiving information and evaluating it in many different ways to make an informed decision.

Question 13

List the student skills of today

Answer 13

•Critical thinking
•Complex problem solving
•Written and oral Communication
•Applying knowledge in real world situations.