Critical thinking

judgment. Stereotypes, the Judgment we give to a group of people. Unwarranted assumptions, beliefs and ideas that are taken for granted. Projection, when you put your own traits on someone else in order to justify your own actions. Halo effect, thinking someone is good at everything because of one or two good qualities they have. Snap judgement, decisions made before the all the information is gathered together. Sweeping generalization, based on one experience you had and then generalize a…

teaching for learner differences. I also want to remember the Universal Constructs since they are important for a student’s success. I do not want to just lecture at students, but allow them to be creative and collaborate in their thinking. I want to incorporate critical thinking and allow for complex communication. Hopefully, in doing this, my students will be productive and be flexible in my classroom. Although most of what I observed in the classrooms was good, I…

cultural characteristics, experiences, and perspectives of ethnically diverse students as conduits for teaching them more effectively (p.44). This theory has also been aligned with the theory of critical pedagogy (Freire, 2006; Bell, 1987), which ultimately created a segue for the introduction of CRP. Critical pedagogy explains how position and power are widely influenced by the concept of race and class. Brown-Jeffy & Cooper (2011) expressed that "[c]ritical race theory brings attention…

other stakeholders all have the same standard for what a high school graduate’s career readiness portfolio should possess. According to Larmer, “the graduate’s profile typically looks like this every time: a responsible, resourceful, persistent critical thinker who knows how to learn, works well with others, is a problem solver, communicates well, and manages time and work effectively.” (Larmer 2016). In addition, another key component to this type of learning is the safe zone in which…

I presented my lesson to an 8th grade Social Studies classroom. In this classroom I presented a lesson that incorporated critical thinking and evaluating primary sources to support their argument. My mentor teacher and I came up with a lesson called “Who fired the first shot” where we showed students videos and documents about the battle at Lexington and Concord. I sent students a PowerPoint with four different points of view about the event at Lexington. My since my school is a one-to one (one…

After reading about the fallacies of unwarranted assumptions a lot of things began to make since to me. Especially towards arguments i’d see people have with one another. Unwarranted assumption occurs when an argument includes an assumption that is not supported by evidence. Fallacies involving unwarranted assumptions include begging the question, inappropriate appeal to authority, loaded question, false dilemma, questionable cause, slippery slope, and the naturalistic fallacy. In begging the…

affect everyone 's everyday whether you live in a small town or big city so knowing what 's going on is always useful to get above in the your life so this is definitely something everyone should learn before they graduate high school. With any kinda thinking you must be able to be accountable for your actions that come from how you…

wrote a article about the developing critical thinking through the study of paranormal phenomena. They had a course titled An Experimental Investigation of Paranormal Psychology, the student learned to design and conduct research on topics in the realm of the paranormal. According to the article “Developing Critical Thinking Through the Study of Paranormal Phenomena” the author supports that paranormal thinking could help student improve their mind and thinking skill. “Within that course, one…

health and well-being of all students are considered, as developmentally appropriate skills are practiced in a positive and safe environment. While acquiring knowledge and understanding about their personal development, HPE produces informed and critical thinking students who choose positive behaviours for their wellbeing and overall health both today and in the future. HPE considers the well-being of all students, to foster social and…

of the book Lord of the Flies. Golding is unsure about his thesis that humans are no different than beasts. He shows this skepticism through the main characters’ display of unique human attributes such as critical thinking, protection of the young and weak, and manipulation. Critical thinking skills of planning, evaluating,…