REFLECTION JOURNAL 5 ASSESSMENT AND CRITICAL THINKING DEANNA SHELOW AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ED5253 ANN MOWERY, Ed.D. NOVEMBER 1, 2017 “Critical thinking is thinking about your thinking while you're thinking in order to make your thinking better” (Paul, n.d.). The prevailing concept I acquired from this course is the need to think about thinking, whether it is about the Bloom’s Taxonomy domains, cognition, metacognition, critical thinking, creative thinking or even my own assumptions. Reflecting on this, there is a need to investigate, apply, compare and contrast, support and refute these thinking processes as to how they relate, interact, and ultimately rely on one another as well as when, where and how they should …show more content…
“Creative thinking involves creating something new or original. It involves the skills of flexibility, originality, fluency, elaboration, brainstorming, modification, imagery, associative thinking, attribute listing, metaphorical thinking, forced relationships” (Johnson, n.d.). Utilizing the verbs in the revised version of Bloom’s of infer, constructs, manipulate, diagram, deconstruct, illustrate, interpret, design and create encourages and helps to teach creative thinking. Additional, since creative thinking involves thinking in the higher-levels of Blooms as do metacognition and critical thinking, they interact and even depend on each other. Creative thinking comes in play when trying to innovate. “Those who work with others to explore new and creative ways of thinking about community and organizational participation, ways of engaging with others, individual well-being and creative solutions to problems, have a significant role in a cohesive society” (Moffatt, Ryan, & Barton, …show more content…
Why does metacognition thinking happen? When do critical thinking and creative thinking occur? These are all questions that are asked and debated by scholars and researches who study thinking and the processes of thinking. Throughout my journey in this course, my assumptions as well as my thinking processes were disputed, reinforced and countered. Thus, my current understanding about Bloom’s Taxonomy, metacognition, critical thinking and creative thinking is that they not only relate but also interact and actually integrate with each other allowing for all processes to work in unison and that with continued investigation my views will continue to
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Critical thinking provides an opportunity to explore the positive and negative sides of an argument for and against an idea, theory or notion. Reasoning and perception is attuned to personal impression and provides outcome to belief and opinion.
Creative thinking involves imagining familiar things in a new light, digging below the surface to find previously undetected patterns and finding connections among unrelated patterns (Roger von Oech. Expect the Unexpected).
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Richard Paul, director of the Center for Critical Thinking, sees critical thinking as the skill of thinking, about your thinking, while you are doing so to improve your thinking. He sees it as a continuous process that is never ending. Critical thinking does not end when a decision has been made because there should then be thinking critically about what may happen next or how the decision could be tweaked for a better outcome. He believes one should be constantly thinking and reflecting on the process used to think critically (Staib,
The authors statement regarding how creative and critical thinking can affect our lives is a very powerful one and it should be. Creative and critical thinking can have a very powerful impact on our lives. People that use these two aspects of thinking are more likely to achieve long and short term goals and make better life decisions, such as the type of career to pursue. They live by a moral code that is well thought out and created to fit the person that they are. They are also more likely to think for themselves and have beliefs that have been closely examined. These are just a few of the examples of what thinking creatively and critically can help a person achieve, but it is clear that they can help a person live a more enriched life and
Design thinking is a process for practical, creative resolution of problems or issues that looks for an improved future result. It is the essential ability to combine empathy, creativity and rationality to meet user needs and drive business success. Unlike analytical thinking, design thinking is a creative process based around the building up of ideas. There are no judgments early on the design thinking (Simon, 1969, p. 55). Design thinking includes imagination and reason, a combination of convergent and divergent thought, and creativity. Design thinking might be thought of as dialectic, or conversation. It involves design wisdom, judgment, and knowledge. Lastly, design thinking is skill (Hegeman, 2008).
Critical thinking is a very hard thing to do it doesn’t come easy to everyone, in this class there are six different stages in critical thinking: The Unreflective Thinker, The Challenged Thinker, The Beginning Thinker, The Practicing Thinker, The Advanced Thinker and The Master Thinker. The one I possess is the challenged thinker which mean “Thinkers move to the “challenged” stage when they become initially aware of the determining role that thinking is playing in their lives, and of the fact that problems in their thinking are causing them serious and significant problems”, (Elder & Richard, 1996) this criteria of thinking fit me because my thinking has caused me serious problems in my life such as making bad decision that affects me in the long run. There are benefit and downfalls to this thinking criteria my benefit is I think a lot about my decision I make and how it will affect my wellbeing such as my kids and household all at once. Now my downfall is not thinking with a clear head and sometimes it causes me to make an even bigger mess of my life such as my relationships in my life.
Critical thinking is a significant and essential topic in recent education. The strategy of critical thinking skills helps identify areas in one's courses as the suitable place to highlight, expand and use some problems in exams that test students' critical thinking skills.
What is not easily recognized is the fact that the very fabric of life is dependent on the ability to think properly and make good decisions. Improper thinking is costly in the quality of life and monetarily. The result of a critical thinker that has worked to cultivate proper thinking skills includes: the ability to ask vital questions and to identify problems with clarity. A critical thinker also collects relevant information while effectively interpreting it, thinks with an open mind, uses alternative systems of thought, and understands how to communicate while working to formulate a strong solution. In summary, critical thinking is self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. Above all else, the standards of excellence are rigorous, and it entails the prospect of overcoming the challenge of sociocentrism and
Over the course of this class I have learned how important it is to be creative and innovative in the way that businesses are conducted within the organizations. The ability to innovate is the “secret sauce” of business success (Dyer, et al., 2009). However, creativity and innovation cannot take place if the leaders are not willing to foster a culture of innovation within the organization. Amabile & Khaire (2008) asserted that, it is essential to motivate people to contribute ideas by making it safe to fail. Stress that the goal is to experiment constantly, fail early and often—and learn as much as possible in the process. Convince people that they won’t be punished or humiliated if they speak up or make mistakes (Amabile & Khaire, 2008).
Mathematics and art are two areas of knowledge that demonstrate different degrees of interaction between critical and creative thinking. Whether considering mathematics or art, creative thinking evaluates a new or original idea containing some degree of value. Critical thinking examines assumptions and challenges a current belief or theory that has previously assumed to be true. Although general assumptions and creativity may be considered separately when considering extreme examples of concrete ideas and abstract ideas, the interplay of critical and creative thinking is one method in which new and validated knowledge is attained.
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Critical thinking regularly involves the capability to interpret information and make knowledgeable decisions based on such information. Additionally, problem solving is frequently theorised as the use of critical thinking skills towards the effective solution of a specific problem or towards a specific end goal. Critical thinking is the disciplined art of ensuring that you use the best thinking you are capable of in any set of circumstances. The general goal of thinking is to figure out some situation” (Critical Thinking, 2001, p.1), solve some problem, answer some questions, or resolve some issue. It also is a process in which a person pursuits reliable and pertinent information about the world. Critical thinking is often described as reasonable, ruminative, trustworthy, and a well-practiced form of thinking that assists people with deciding what they should believe in and what actions should be taken. A practiced critical thinker will ask good questions, collects pertinent data, categorizes common characteristics, logically reasons with the new data and then he or she will come to a trustworthy and dependable conclusion. Critical thinking makes use of many processes and procedures. Some processes include but is not limited to asking questions, making judgments, and identifying