LibGuides: CAJCS APPROACHES TO LEARNING GUIDE: CRITICAL THINKING

CRITICAL THINKI NG CRITERIA

Identify problems and develop aims, goals and objectives
Make inferences and draw conclusions
Identify gaps in knowledge and formulate key questions
Consider ideas from other perspectives and points of view
Develop contrary arguments
Break down large concepts and projects into component parts and combine parts logically as appropriate
Formulate provocative and relevant questions and goals
Plan to achieve goals, including identifying targets and outlining steps
Consider consequences of events
Identify obstacles and challenges
Make logical, reasonable judgments and create arguments to support them
Design improvement to existing machines, media and technologies
Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions
Identify trends and forecast possibilities
Troubleshoot systems and applications