Critical Thinking: a statement of expert consensus for purposes of educational assessment and instruction
Description
This mind map is a synthesis of the academic paper: "Critical Thinking: A Statement of Expert Consensus for Purposes of Educational Assessment and
Instruction. Research Findings and Recommendations." wrote by Peter A. Facione. It was made for academic purposes only.
full text in: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED315423
Critical Thinking: a statement of expert
consensus for purposes of educational
assessment and instruction
It is understand as to be purposeful, self-regulatory judgment which results in
interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference, as well as explanation of the
evidential, conceptual, methodological, or contextual considerations upon
which that judgment is based
An effective and meaningful education requires that curricular, pedagogical and assessment
strategies at all levels of education be coordinated so as to foster in students those cognitive skills
and habits of inquiry associated with critical thinking
Critical Thinking Pedagogy
Should develop in students the cognitive skills and affective dispositions which characterize the good
critical thinker. Rather than, or in addition, to targeting whether a given answer is correct.
Critical Thinking Assessment
Should target the quality of the critical thinking the students
put into arriving at an answer
The ideal critical thinker
inquisitive, well-informed, trustful of reason, open-minded, flexible, fair-minded in evaluation,
honest in facing personal biases, prudent in making judgments, willing to reconsider, clear about
issues, orderly in complex matters, diligent in seeking relevant information, reasonable in the
selection of criteria, focused in inquiry, and persistent in seeking results which are as precise as the
subject and the circumstances of inquiry permit
Methodology
The Delphi Method as a powerful qualitative research methodology which
allows people to make questions and obtain detailed responses about
certain topic or information.
The cognitive skills of Critical Thinking
Interpretation
• Categorization
• Decoding significance
• Clarifying meaning