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:
The Unreflective Thinker
Examine my thinking to identify problems that affect my thinking.
Deceiving myself about the effectiveness of my thinking
The challenged thinker
Determine the problems I have in my own thinking
Thinking there are no problems in my thinking
The beginning thinker
Take up new challenges while taking control of my thinking
Not taking on any new challenges and not taking any control in my thinking
The practical thinker
Establishing new good habits
Sticking to bad habits and not establishing new good habits
The advanced thinker
Taking charge and being aware of things
Not taking charge and not paying any attention
The accomplished thinker
Knowing of things that can be changed and changing them
Not changing things that need to be changed
Write a 150- to 200-word explanation of your current stage of critical-thinking development and explain why you placed yourself at that stage. Format your paragraph consistent with Associate Level Writing Style Handbook guidelines.
I think that I am a practical thinker. I think that I establish good habits that can only make me progress in the future. I also think that I am aware of the problems that exist in my thinking process and I recongized the need to fix these problems. I think that I need to be capapble of thinking deeper so there is much need for improvement
Strategies to Develop Critical Thinking
Now that you identified your current stage as a critical thinker, it is necessary to adopt strategies to develop your