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=Welcome to Sarah's Wiki on Critical and Analytical Thinking Skills =



Critical Thinking is defined by Bloom as the "intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication as a guide for belief and action." (Karnes and Bean, p.266).

So what does this mean for us as teachers in our everyday classrooms??


 * It means students learn to critique and explain their work and thought process effectively (i.e. metacognition).
 * Learning and teaching all types of thinking.
 * Teaching thinking skills, either on their own or incorporating them into content lessons.
 * Assessing these thinking skills.

Click the links below for even more resources and information on critical thinking! 
 * Bloom's Taxonomy (look to the analysis, synthesis, and evaluation sections for parts related to critical thinking)
 * Problem Based Learning (a great method of teaching that requires critical thinking)
 * Five Activities to Foster Critical Thinking
 * A Rubric to Help Assessment