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 Recognize that my thinking is often flawed, although I may not be able to identify many of these flaws. Deceiving myself into believing that my thinking is better than it actually is.
The beginning thinker Seek ways to develop as a thinker and make and intellectual commitment. Recognizing more problems in my thinking, but not discovering how to systematize my efforts to solve them.
The practicing thinker Recognize the natural tendency of the human mind to engage in egocentric thinking and self-deception. Improving my thinking in a systematic way.
The advanced thinker Continually strive to be fair minded. Identifying areas of significant ignorance and prejudice.
The accomplished thinker This is the highest level of critical thinking. But I will continue to monitor, revise, and re-think strategies to continue to improve my thinking. To internalize highly effective critical thinking in an interdisciplinary and practical way.
Write a 150- to 200-word explanation of your current stage of critical-thinking development and explain why you placed yourself at that stage.
My current stage of critical thinking development is an advance thinker. The reason I have place myself in this category is because I continually strive to be fair-minded even though I sometimes lapse into egocentrism and reason in a one-sided way. I have established good habits of thought. Which lead me to analyze my thinking in all significant domains of my life and also have
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 Recognize that my thinking is often flawed, although I may not be able to identify many of these flaws. Deceiving myself into believing that my thinking is better than it actually is.
The beginning thinker Seek ways to develop as a thinker and make and intellectual commitment. Recognizing more problems in my thinking, but not discovering how to systematize my efforts to solve them.
The practicing thinker Recognize the natural tendency of the human mind to engage in egocentric thinking and self-deception. Improving my thinking in a systematic way.
The advanced thinker Continually strive to be fair minded. Identifying areas of significant ignorance and prejudice.
The accomplished thinker This is the highest level of critical thinking. But I will continue to monitor, revise, and re-think strategies to continue to improve my thinking. To internalize highly effective critical thinking in an interdisciplinary and practical way.
Write a 150- to 200-word explanation of your current stage of critical-thinking development and explain why you placed yourself at that stage.
My current stage of critical thinking development is an advance thinker. The reason I have place myself in this category is because I continually strive to be fair-minded even though I sometimes lapse into egocentrism and reason in a one-sided way. I have established good habits of thought. Which lead me to analyze my thinking in all significant domains of my life and also have