Critical thinking has played a key role in your life. You’ve used critical thinking to weigh the pros and cons of an important decision such as whether you should attend college classes, where you want to live, or which candidate to vote for in an election. When you see a post on social media, read an article online, and see reports on the news, you are using critical thinking to evaluate the information, separating opinions from facts, identifying bias, and considering viewpoints different from your own. You use your critical thinking skills to solve problems, from mundane problems, like what to make for dinner based on the ingredients you have on hand, to more complex problems, such as how to pay for medical expenses or how to resolve an unexpected situation at work.
In this assignment, you will think about how critical thinking happens in your life. You’ll consider the barriers you read about in Ch. 1 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life and where you think you are in the stages of cognitive development. Thinking about how you use critical thinking now, what barriers are relevant to you in your development of critical thinking skills, and who you are as a critical thinker now is a foundation for your future development. When you consciously practice your critical thinking skills and grow in your development as a critical thinker, no one will tell you what to think because you will know how to think through any situation or problem and decide for yourself.
Complete the Critical Thinking: Identifying Barriers Worksheet. *You will need the Chapter One material to complete this assessment.*
Critical Thinking: Identifying Barriers Worksheet
Review the definition of critical thinking, the barriers to critical thinking, and the 3 stages of cognitive development in college students in Ch. 1 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life before you respond.
Write a 75- to 125-word response to each of the following prompts. Enter your response on a new line.
- What is the role of critical thinking in your daily life? Consider your personal, professional, and school life in your response. Review the definition of critical thinking in Ch. 1 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life.
- Provide an example of a situation in your life in which critical thinking could be used. Why would critical thinking be helpful in that situation?
- Identify 3 to 4 barriers to critical thinking that you can relate to. Describe the barriers in your own words. Provide an example of a situation where you have, or might in the future, encounter each barrier.
Note: You do not need to describe how you can overcome the barriers you identified. You will have that opportunity in a future assignment. Focus on the barriers to critical thinking and examples that are meaningful to you.
- Which of the 3 stages of cognitive development (dualism, relativism, commitment) are you at? Explain why you placed yourself in this stage of development. How might you move to the next stage if you are at stage 1 or 2, or how you might maintain stage 3?
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