Stages of Critical Thinking

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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 | | |
|The Challenged Thinker |We need to shift our values, by starting to|we don’t tend to talk or even ask for other|
| |explore the foundation of how we think and |people’s ideas. |
| |become aware of how we came to think and | |
| |believe as we do. | |
|The Beginning Thinker |We try to get better without any regular |I fail to realize that my critical thinking|
| |practice. |needs to be practice and used every time. |
|The Practicing Thinker |We become self-aware of the need to do a |The more practice I do the more overly |
| |regular practice. |confident I become. |
|The Advanced Thinker |Just advance step by step as I