Hum/111 Week 1
Associate Level Material
Stages of Critical Thinking
Stages of Critical Thinking
Complete the matrix by identifying the six stages of critical thinking, describing how to move from each stage to the next, and listing obstacles you may face as you move to the next stage of critical thinking.
|Stages of critical thinking |How to move to the next stage |Obstacles to moving to the next stage |
|EXAMPLE: |Examine my thinking to identify problems |Deceiving myself about the effectiveness of|
| |that affect my thinking. |my thinking |
|The Unreflective Thinker | | |
| |Take the steps to take command and commit. |Thinking I am better than I am and avoid |
|The Challenged Thinker |Resist the defensiveness that comes with |meeting the challenge. |
| |admittance. | |
| |Recognize the mistakes in my thinking and |Dismissing the challenge because I think I |
|The Beginning Thinker |make a system to improve my thinking. |am a better thinker then what I truly am. |
| |Figure out the problems that my thinking |Letting my intellectual arrogance get in |
|The Practicing Thinker |has caused. Consistently try to improve the|the way of thinking. |
| |thinking in every aspect of my life. Keep | |
| |trying to improve my thinking
Stages of Critical Thinking
Stages of Critical Thinking
Complete the matrix by identifying the six stages of critical thinking, describing how to move from each stage to the next, and listing obstacles you may face as you move to the next stage of critical thinking.
|Stages of critical thinking |How to move to the next stage |Obstacles to moving to the next stage |
|EXAMPLE: |Examine my thinking to identify problems |Deceiving myself about the effectiveness of|
| |that affect my thinking. |my thinking |
|The Unreflective Thinker | | |
| |Take the steps to take command and commit. |Thinking I am better than I am and avoid |
|The Challenged Thinker |Resist the defensiveness that comes with |meeting the challenge. |
| |admittance. | |
| |Recognize the mistakes in my thinking and |Dismissing the challenge because I think I |
|The Beginning Thinker |make a system to improve my thinking. |am a better thinker then what I truly am. |
| |Figure out the problems that my thinking |Letting my intellectual arrogance get in |
|The Practicing Thinker |has caused. Consistently try to improve the|the way of thinking. |
| |thinking in every aspect of my life. Keep | |
| |trying to improve my thinking