Critical thinking strategies are just a “way” to encourage or promote cognitive behavior of critical thinking.
Critical thinking Whether to continuously apply impartial, accurate and “good intention” analysis, interpretation, contextualization and synthesis of multiple data sources and cognitive perspectives in pursuit of understanding.
What are the 7 critical thinking strategies? Someone recently emailed me asking this question and I immediately wondered about more than seven. 27? 77?
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This is an article that must be updated over time, because DOLINE, CLALINE, provides tips for each information, and each example is a short book.
But I did create a graph and list the dozens of them starting from below (now 60). I’ve also started adding some thoughts to each one Question Type I’ve done the post recently. ) Therefore, list.
1. analyze
One of the most basic critical thinking strategies is “analysis”: identifying parts and seeing the relationships between these parts and how they contribute to the whole.
2. explain
Explain the meaning or meaning of “things” in a specific content or in a specific audience. Similar to “translation”, but (usually) has greater cognitive needs.
3. infer
Draw reasonable conclusions based on the best available data. This critical thinking strategy is useful almost anywhere – from reading to playing games to solve real-world problems.
4. Heick Fields Using Cognitive Taxonomy
In fact, many of these strategies are built-in taxonomy.
5. A separate cause and effect
Concept drawing it – perhaps even considering the most direct causes of previous causes and predicting possible future impacts. For example, if you are considering effects (for example, pollution), you may see a reason being a new industrial plant built near a river or runoff. However, you can also consider what is enabled or “caused” to build the factory – for example, a zoning change or tax relief given by local governments.
6. priority
Priority is an executive neural function that requires knowledge to apply critical thinking to or continue.
7. Deconstruction
and describe or comment on deconstruction. Deconstruct skyscrapers, cultural movements, schools or applications. This is between analysis and reverse engineering.
8. Reverse Engineer
9. Write
Writing (well) is one of the most demanding things students usually do. It’s also a wonderful strategy to promote critical thinking – a tool to help it develop. Of course, people can write without critical thinking or critical thinking without writing, but when they work together (e.g., in the form of a thinking journal), the effect can be convincing.
10. reflection
Observation and reflection are The basic model of thought itself. Of course, the nature of reflection determines whether it is actually a strategy for critical thinking, but it is certainly a worthy addition to the list.
11. Separate subjective from goal
and facts.
12. Stay alert and distinguish between beliefs, facts or truths
Be able to think critically
Dewey describes critical thinking as “reflective thinking” (see #10) – “From the reasons that support it and the further conclusions it tends to, “positively, lasting and careful consideration of any belief or so-called form of knowledge”. (Dewey 1910:6; 1933:9) It is obvious that being able to do so consistently requires a person to separate beliefs (individual and mobility) from knowledge (which is more general and less fluid, although the depth and nature of knowledge and understanding will change over time).
13. Link and connect
This is somewhere between analysis and conceptual mapping, but seeing the relationship between things (trends, opportunities, problems) is not only a strategy, but also a way for the brain to learn: by making connections.
14. Use formal and/or informal inquiries
15. Using 5 WS
5 WS is a flexible inquiry and thinking strategy that provides a starting point for continuous thinking: who, what, where, why, and when and where.
16. Using spiral thinking
17. Concept diagram
18. Explain known, currently unknown and agnostic content
This is part of the analysis and part of the epistemology.
19. Using Broome’s Taxonomy
20. Applying the skepticism of knowing
21. Use questions and statements
twenty two. Explore the history of thoughts, positions, social norms, etc.
Especially with time.
twenty three. debate
twenty four. Analysis from multiple perspectives
25. Transfer
26. patience
27. Adopt the right mindset
28. humble
29. Judge
30. Learning relationships
For example, between belief, observation, and fact.
31. See “The Truth” to get through/non-binary
32. Improve something
33. curiosity
Similar to inquiry, but more about asking why, not the strategy itself.
34. creativity
35. Explore the nature of thinking and belief
This lays the foundation for long-term critical thinking.
36. Separate people with their thoughts
This is not necessarily a purely critical thinking strategy, but it reduces bias and encourages rational and objective analysis.
37. Making some abstract concrete or concrete abstraction
38. Challenge something
39. Predict and defend
40. Form a problem and then improve it before collecting information
41. Modify the issue after information/observation
42. Something to criticize
43. Observe something
Although it is not actually “critical thinking”, critical thinking rarely occurs. This is the (many) fuel for “high-level” thinking.
44. Modify something
45. Transfer course or philosophical posture from one situation to another
Courses from nature to design tools or solutions to problems.
46. Compare and compare two or more things
47. Test the effectiveness of the model
Even create a basic mathematical model for predicting something – storage, real-world probability, etc.
48. Create an analogy
This helps emphasize relationships, rules and effects.
49. Adapt to new things
For example, new features, audiences, or applications.
50. Determine the basic assumptions
51. Analyze the role of social norms on “truth”
Even the essence of “truth” itself.
52. Narrative sequence
53. Determine the first truth or principle
one First Principle is a proposition that cannot be inferred from another proposition (or assumption) and can therefore be considered “first” or most basic.
54. Keep thinking diary
55. Identify and interpret a pattern
56. Study the relationship between text and subtext
Or clear and implicit thoughts.
57. Gracely emphasizes the nuances of something
58. Identify cognitive biases and blind spots
59. Using model-based learning
I’ll be providing a model for this soon, but I’ve been using it with students for years.
60. Hold and defend positions
Similar to a debate, but it can be mapped as one-sided in written form, podcast, or even conceptual. Here is a simple strategy: specify a “stance” and defend it with the best data and unbiased thinking
60 Critical Thinking Strategies
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