PrintThe following six pages provide an example of higher order thinking in the context of a military operation by the 450th Movement Control Battalion in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
As heard in Facione's video on the previous page, "Critical thinking is the human process of forming reflective well-reasoned judgments about what to believe or what to do. As such, it relies on our skills of analysis, interpretation, inference, evaluation, explanation, and, most importantly, self-reflection."
The critical thinking skills
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Cognitive Skills
- Interpretation
- Analysis
- Evaluation
- Inference
- Explanation
- Self-Regulation
Critical Spirit
The experts also said that a true critical thinker has a critical spirit. This is not to say that they are by any means negative or mean. It does mean that they have:
"a probing inquisitiveness, keenness of mind, a zealous dedication to reason, and a hunger or eagerness for reliable information."
Note
The following six pages provide an example of higher order thinking in the context of a military operation by the 450th Movement Control Battalion in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.