Critical thinking is thinking about your thinking while you're thinking in order to make your thinking better.
—Richard Paul
. . . when a definition, or attributes, of a concept are not clear, the ability of the concept to assist in fundamental tasks is greatly impaired.”
As quoted in Edwards, Sharon L. “Critical Thinking: A Two-Phase Framework.” Nurse Education in Practice, vol. 7, no. 5, 2007. P. 304. Excellent Article Critical thinking: A two-phase framework Edwards, Sharon L.
Critical thinkers can:
Source: GE Foundation Workplace Skills Program: Module Six Critical Thinking Skills Program, as found in Erie Schools- GE Foundation Workplace Skills Program (n.d)
Other Aspects Show that Critical thinkers can also:
Source: What is Critical Thinking Anyway?
Critical thinkers can take their thinking apart, making inferences based on existing information or using knowledge of a concept in diverse ways. They can reformulate questions, break tasks into segments, apply information, or generate new information. These are skills that can be learned but most often they need to be taught.
What is Critical Thinking?
. . . when a definition, or attributes, of a concept are not clear, the ability of the concept to assist in fundamental tasks is greatly impaired.”
As quoted in: Edwards, Sharon L. “Critical Thinking: A Two-Phase Framework.” Nurse Education in Practice, vol. 7, no. 5, 2007. P. 304. Excellent Article Critical thinking: A two-phase framework Edwards, Sharon L.
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