Understanding Critical Thinking
Developing Critical Thinking
Distinguishing between fact, hypothesis and opinion. Facts are truths and realities, and what evidence exists to prove. Hypotheses are theories or ideas which need to be tested by academic enquiry. Opinion is personal, based on impressions, experience and perhaps limited research – you can’t demonstrate opinions objectively.
INTRODUCTION AC 1.1
There have been many famous thinkers, Rodin cast a statue as “The Thinker” meant to represent Philosophy and Renee Descartes, the Philosophist penned those immortal words “I think therefore I am”, the simple meaning of which is “is that doubting one’s existence, in and of itself, proves that an "l" exists to do the thinking”. So when we begin to look at how critical thinking …show more content…
When making decisions either consciously or sub-consciously the 3 areas (B, A, V) can overlap in spite of their distinctive component parts, but it is through these 3 that we have collective power over our thoughts2. Sometimes when 2 of these cognitions are in conflict it can cause cognitive dissonance and can leave us feeling distressed. To help us work through these it may be necessary to change one of the BAV; it s possible that we have the skills and beliefs to carry out a task but our attitude is wrong, we must then find a way to change our attitude – confront the problem and work through it using the excellent ideas provided on the ACT handout. We should ask why we hold a particular attitude. Why it should change? What benefits might the change accrue? What might happen if it does not change? The solution could be as simple as a long walk to reflect on the …show more content…
Early theories tended to regard human organisation as a machine. These views emerged in the work of F W Taylor who developed the principles of SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT (also known as Taylorism). This meant defining a task and as if it were scientific research and then using this evidence to find the most efficient way forward. Workers were trained with specific instructions and paid according to results. He believed all workers were motivated by money. I would strongly disagree with this theory and it does not fit in with my management style. I believe in productivity as a
Distinguishing between fact, hypothesis and opinion. Facts are truths and realities, and what evidence exists to prove. Hypotheses are theories or ideas which need to be tested by academic enquiry. Opinion is personal, based on impressions, experience and perhaps limited research – you can’t demonstrate opinions objectively.
INTRODUCTION AC 1.1
There have been many famous thinkers, Rodin cast a statue as “The Thinker” meant to represent Philosophy and Renee Descartes, the Philosophist penned those immortal words “I think therefore I am”, the simple meaning of which is “is that doubting one’s existence, in and of itself, proves that an "l" exists to do the thinking”. So when we begin to look at how critical thinking …show more content…
When making decisions either consciously or sub-consciously the 3 areas (B, A, V) can overlap in spite of their distinctive component parts, but it is through these 3 that we have collective power over our thoughts2. Sometimes when 2 of these cognitions are in conflict it can cause cognitive dissonance and can leave us feeling distressed. To help us work through these it may be necessary to change one of the BAV; it s possible that we have the skills and beliefs to carry out a task but our attitude is wrong, we must then find a way to change our attitude – confront the problem and work through it using the excellent ideas provided on the ACT handout. We should ask why we hold a particular attitude. Why it should change? What benefits might the change accrue? What might happen if it does not change? The solution could be as simple as a long walk to reflect on the …show more content…
Early theories tended to regard human organisation as a machine. These views emerged in the work of F W Taylor who developed the principles of SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT (also known as Taylorism). This meant defining a task and as if it were scientific research and then using this evidence to find the most efficient way forward. Workers were trained with specific instructions and paid according to results. He believed all workers were motivated by money. I would strongly disagree with this theory and it does not fit in with my management style. I believe in productivity as a