1、Critical Thinking,Unit 2, Book II,Text 1 Critical Thinking,Part I: (Paras. 1 4) What is critical thinking? (definition) Para. 1: Its a system for opening every existing system. Para. 2: Or, critical thinking is thinking that analyzes thought, that assesses thought, and that transforms thought for th
2、e better. Para. 2: (There is a third way to talk about critical thinking) Its thinking about thinking while thinking in order to think better. Para. 4: In other words, critical thinking, , transforms thinking in two directions: more systematically and more comprehensively.,Part II: (Paras. 5 6) Crit
3、ical thinking is important. Para. 5: Its important because we, as creatures, are deeply determined by our thinking. Para. 6: Our future as a species is dependent on whether we can develop the wherewithal to raise our collective thinking so as to produce positive changes in societies across the world
4、.,Part III: (Paras. 7 10): The task of developing critical societies is a Herculean one. Para. 7: topic sentence and background information. Paras. 8 - 10: There are many barriers to critical thought. - Para. 8: human egocentricity, sociocentricity, self-delusion, narrow-mindedness- Para. 9: fear, h
5、uman insecurity, human habits, bureaucracy,- Para. 10: Then for us who are teaching, student resistance to critical thinking is an obstacle. . mistaken notions, ignorance, our limited knowledge, stubbornness, our activated ignorance, (finally) our resistance to doing the intellectual work .,Part IV
6、(Paras. 11 15): How do we cultivate critical thinking? Paras. 11 and 12: This can be done only person-by-person through a process, which we call intellectual work. Think of the “Elements of Thought” . Are we in the habit of asking questions? Paras. 13 15: What standards do you use to assess your thi
7、nking and the thinking of others? “I use the standards of clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic and fairness.”,The last two paras.: conclusion Our students should learn to think critically so as to know how to change their thinking in keeping with the changes of the world.,W
8、hat is critical thinking? Why is it important for us? Why is it so difficult? How can we cultivate it?,What is “being critical”?,Critic comes from the Ancient Greek, meaning a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis, and criticism is the activity of judgment or informed interpretation, which
9、 can be synonymous with analysis.,Being critical in academic terms refers to two broad characteristics of a researchers way of thinking. A critical researcher is always questioning. asking question / expressing doubts: nothing is taken for granted. scrutinizing evidence: Where there is a claim made, clarify the evidence that supports. drawing a conclusion: check if the claims in question are credible - or not!,
