Critical Thinking In the 21st Century

By: Jeremiah Williamson, Marci Palmer, Katherine Hacker & Amanda Fraley

The art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to

improving it.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Aristotle

Definition

● Knowledge- Identification and recall of information (Who, What, When, Where, How?)

● Comprehension- Organization of facts and ideas (Re-tell in own words)

● Application- Use of facts, rules, and principles (an example, related to?)

● Analysis- Separating a whole into components (outline, diagram, map)

● Synthesis- Combining ideas to form a new whole ● Evaluation- Developing opinions, judgements, or

decisions.

Critical Thinking Skills

● Fact or fiction● Rationalization● Apply various disciplines of knowledge

to different areas● Ask questions that lead to deeper

meanings● Defence against bias, deception, and

delusion

Importance

Good Information?In the age of Photoshop, video editing, blogging, podcasting, etc. information

must be evaluated properly, both incoming and outgoing.

21st Century Applications

21st Century Applications (cont)

Students will be asked to view two selected advertisements and critique the use of ambiguous terms and images to potentially mislead the audience. Students will write an open letter to the company on the class Facebook page asking questions to alleviate the ambiguity.

Critical Thinking In The Classroom

Sample Selected Advertisement

Meegan, Gary, narr. What is Critical Thinking?.Web. 8 Nov. 2014.

An Introduction to Critical Thinking. Crazypills, 29 Nov. 209. Web. 8 Nov. 2014.

Works Cited