Definition of Critical Thinking The first reading contained

Definition of Critical Thinking

The first reading contained the following definition of critical thinking:

According to Critical Thinking as Defined by the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking(http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766), “Critical thinking is 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 to belief and action” (Critical Thinking.org).

This definition uses words with which you may be unfamiliar.

First, write the definitions for the following words:

Conceptualizing

Analyzing

Synthesizing

Second, re-write the definition of critical thinking in your own words and give an example of a time when you applied this type of thinking in your own life.

Include citations as needed and write in first person

Solution

conceptualization is an abstract simplified view of some selected part of the world, containing the objects, concepts, and other entities that are presumed of interest for some particular purpose

analyzing is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it.

synthesing refers to a combination of two or more entities that together form something new.

critical thinking  is clear, reasoned thinking , making clear, reasoned judgments and well thought out or judged

example:

The shift is most evident in our schools, where critical thinking has replaced rote learning as the central goal of education.