Critical Thinking Skills - Project by ESL Learners
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The document outlines an individual project on critical thinking by adult ESL learners, focusing on its definition, essential elements, and the importance of analyzing and evaluating information. It emphasizes various aspects of critical thinking such as questioning, recognizing assumptions, and problem-solving, while also breaking down the skill into micro and macro levels. Additionally, it includes a list of resources and references used in the preparation of the project.
Critical Thinking Skills - Project by ESL Learners
- 1. CRITICAL THINKING Individual project by adult ESL learners Prepared by: adult ESL learners Prepared for: EAP2 Rita’s class – CLB 7/8 - March, 2018 Photos and images: courtesy of ClipArt Permission granted by all students to publish slides to be included as an artefact in their capstone eportfolio projects 1
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- 4. Critical Thinking - The ability to understand and analyze the information - Understanding logical connection between the facts - Evaluation of an issue to make a judgment - Examination of beliefs and ideas - The ability to think independently in order to make thoughtful decisions An approach of developing and understanding the topic or issue EV-3 4
- 5. Critical Thinking Identify the Situation Gather Information Ask 5W+H Question Analysis Interpretation Evaluation Inference Explanation Problem Solving Decision Making HJK-4 Critical Thinking 5
- 6. What is Critical Thinking? • asking right questions • identifying key points • analyzing the sources • evaluate arguments • filtering right and wrong details IS-5 6
- 7. Critical Thinking （thinking about my own thinking) Observation Ask questions (5 W) Gather information Decision- making Compare with others points of view LX-6 7
- 8. OBSERVAT ION ANALYSI S INTERPR E- TATION REFLECTI ON EVALUATI ON INFEREN CE EXPLANATION PROBLE M SOLVING DECISIO N MAKING CRITICAL THINKING “thinking about thinking to improve your thinking” “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think “ - Albert Einstein “Critical thinkers rigorously ask questions and constantly seeking for logical connection between ideas.” MJA-7 8
- 9. HOW RICH KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE ON RELEVANT CONCEPTS OR THINGS WHAT CRITICAL THINKING FRUITFUL OUTCOME THINK ANALYZE DISCUSS NZ-8 9
- 10. Critical Thinking ? Recognise Assumption Evaluate Arguments Problem Solving NP-9 10
- 11. • Think productively with a goal in mind. • Able to solve a problem • Improve thinking. Definition • Purpose, Questions, • Assumptions, Point of view, • Concepts, Data, facts and Information from research, • Interpretation/Conclusion and Implications. Essential Elements • Micro level: Apply skillfully the essential elements to solve a problem. • Macro Level: Use micro level consciously to think through reading, writing, speaking and listening tasks. • Affective domain: Refers to values and attitudes that you bring to critical thinking (Confidence, humbleness, courage, patience, effort…) Domains SB-10 11
- 13. Questions2 3 4 5 6 1 7 Think productively with a goal Assumptions Point of view Evaluate Interpretation/Conclusion Implication CRITICAL THINKING TTD-12 13
- 14. 1. Micro level 2. Macro Level 3. Affctive domain ZX-13 14
- 15. Critical Thinking Purpose Assumptions Viewpoint Concepts Information Interpretation Implications Questions ZS-14 15
- 16. REFERENCES Disclaimer: we have made every effort to cite all sources and Royalty-free sites Images: Courtesy of ClipArt Courtesy of GoogleImages Reading: Critical Thinking by Francis Bacon Thinking Critically by Learning Assistance Centre at RRC (August, 2009) G&R Languages OER - April, 2014: https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/critical-thinking-33463347 G&R Languages OER – April, 2014: https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/socratic-questioning-33463414 Listening: Pearson/Longman Contemporary Topics How to Think Critically and Learn Anything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dy7wbLeDF4 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dItUGF8GdTw Five Tips to Improve your Critical Thinking by Samantha Agoos Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUqRTWCdXt4 TEDxWilliamsport - Dr. Derek Cabrera - How Thinking Works Other resources were also used 16