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Essential Idea: There are eight structures that define thinking. Learning to analyze thinking requires practice in identifying these structures in use.
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By targeting irrational or maladaptive thoughts, mood and behavior can be improved. The Cognitive Triangle worksheet introduces the cognitive behavioral model. A simple diagram, along with brief explanations of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, make the central concepts of CBT as intuitive as possible.
The following is a list of critical thinking practices that will teach you how to ask the right questions, define problems in their full context, and seek out reliable, empirical evidence.
- CRITICAL THINKING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
- THE ACER CRITICAL THINKING SKILL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
- Strand 1 Knowledge construction
- Strand 2 Evaluating reasoning
- Strand 3 Decision-making
- 4 SKILL DEVELOPMENT LEVELS
The development of critical thinking as an essential skill in 21st-century learning is uncontested within educational and professional settings. The degree to which it is operationally defined, taught and assessed, however, is not well documented. This complicates efforts to develop critical thinking in learners, as well as devise intervention tech...
The ACER critical thinking skill development framework describes critical thinking within strands (core elements) that are then further qualified as aspects (sub-elements). Specifically, a strand refers to the overarching conceptual category for framing the skills and knowledge addressed by critical thinking assessments, while an aspect refers to t...
Knowledge construction relates to the kind of reflective and evaluative engagement with information that is required to make accurate sense of it. It involves establishing what we know and what we need to know, what information seems plausible, useful and reliable, and how it can best be organised to derive explanatory sense and meaning from it.
Evaluating reasoning refers to the thinking required to discern the validity of arguments, scientific theories, statements, proofs and other formulations of ideas. It involves analysing and evaluating verbally-constructed arguments, sets of propositions and other non-verbal representations of information and relationships to identify the premises t...
While related to problem-solving, decision-making is distinct in that it only necessarily requires the analytical and evaluative – rather than the generative or creative – aspects of problem-solving, thus aligning more neatly within a framework of critical thinking.
ACER’s perspective of skills in the application of knowledge is centred on and emphasises the notion of growth. Skills can be defined from a growth aspect, can be improved through teaching and intervention, and can be measured. Levels of skill development are used to describe how growth in a particular area can be demonstrated, and how learners mov...
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It provides descriptions and evaluations of 42 major frameworks including Bloom’s taxonomy, de Bono’s lateral and parallel thinking tools, Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and Paul’s model of critical thinking.
With these thinking skills, you will be an effective, persuasive communicator and an excellent problem solver. The module begins by describing different kinds of thought and knowledge, especially conceptual knowledge and critical thinking.
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Apr 29, 2013 · In psychology, the term "thinking" refers to the cognitive process of manipulating information in order to produce meaning, address issues, reach decisions, and come up with novel concepts.
