Day -1
What is Critical Thinking? (Concept & Importance)
- ü Ability
to think clearly and rationally, connecting ideas logically.
- ü Involves
analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing information.
- ü Information
comes from observation, experience, reasoning, or communication.
- ü Goes
beyond memorization to encourage questioning, reflection, and
reasoning.
- ü Helps
in making informed decisions and solving problems.
- ü Focuses
on being curious, open-minded, reflective, with healthy skepticism.
- ü Enables
distinguishing between facts and opinions.
- ü Helps
to identify biases and assess source credibility.
- ü Supports
evaluating arguments based on evidence and logic.
importance of critical
thinking, presented in single bullet points:
- Improved decision-making and quality
decision.
- Enhanced problem-solving abilities.
- Effective communication skills.
- Increased media literacy.
- Promotion of personal and
professional growth.
- Greater adaptability/resiliency to
change.
- Ability to identify and challenge
assumptions.
- Development of intellectual
curiosity.
- Strengthened reasoning and logic.
- Ability to evaluate evidence
objectively.
- Reduction of susceptibility to
manipulation.
- Fostering of independent thinking.
- Promotion of informed citizenship.
For Deeper understanding
Literal Questions
1.
What is critical thinking?
2.
List any three benefits of critical
thinking.
3.
How does critical thinking help in
decision-making?
Inferential Questions
4.
Why is distinguishing between facts and
opinions important in critical thinking?
5.
How does critical thinking contribute to
media literacy?
6.
What is the connection between critical
thinking and problem-solving?
Evaluative Questions
7.
Do you think critical thinking is more
important in personal life or professional life? Justify your answer.
8.
How can critical thinking help reduce
susceptibility to manipulation?
9.
In your opinion, is intellectual curiosity
a necessary part of critical thinking? Explain.
Creative Questions
10.
Imagine you are teaching critical thinking
to a group of students. What activity would you design to help them develop
critical thinking skills?
11.
Develop a checklist for evaluating the
credibility of an online news article using critical thinking principles.
12.
Think of a real-world situation where
critical thinking is essential. How would you apply critical thinking skills to
solve the issue?
