GEN 499 week 4 DQ 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.