Critical Thinking Principles

  

Ashford 5: - Week 4 - Discussion 1

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 

     

Critical   Thinking Principles

  

Prepare: In preparation for discussing the importance of critical   thinking skills, please read Chapters 1 through 3 of Think Smarter:   Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills,   as well as the following articles: “Critical Thinking and   the Challenges of Internet,”   “Common Misconceptions   of Critical Thinking.”

 

Reflect: Critical thinking gets you involved in a dialogue with the   ideas you read from others in this class. To be a critical thinker, you need   to be able to summarize, analyze, hypothesize, and evaluate the new   information that you encounter. 

 

Write: For this discussion 

• Define, describe, and explain the principles of        critical thinking.
• Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University        Library, and find an example of good, careful (critical) thinking, and        explain why you think it exemplifies strong critical thinking skills.        Post a link or reference information for that source, describe the        content, and explain how it is a good example of critical thinking.
• Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University        Library and find an example that lacks good, careful (critical        thinking). Post a link or reference information for that source,        describe the content, and explain why you think it demonstrates poor        critical thinking skills.
• Support your claims with examples from required        material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any        references.
• Your initial post should be at least 250 words in        length. 

 

Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to at least   two of your peers by Day 7. When responding to your classmates, please   provide feedback on their examples of good and poor critical thinking skills.   Discuss additional ways one can think more critically. Each participation   post should be a minimum of 75 words.