On the importance of critical thinking skills and how to teach them - presented at the eLearning Consortium of Colorado (eLCC) Conference, April 18, 2014 - Breckenridge, CO
On the importance of critical thinking skills and how to teach them - presented at the eLearning Consortium of Colorado (eLCC) Conference, April 18, 2014 - Breckenridge, CO
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One of the greatest challenges faced by researchers is resource and time constraints. This makes it difficult to involve the entire population of interest and so researchers only use a subset of a population to represent the whole population. This is called a sample. The use of samples however involves other big class of problems: given that your measurements are credible, how much of the world do they represent? How far can you generalize the results of your research? The answer depends, first, on the kind of data in which you are interested. There are two kinds of data of interest to social scientists: individual attribute data and cultural data. These two kinds require different approaches to sampling and that is the focus of this week.
My approach to teaching critical thinking with a flipped-classroom approach in Introductory Biology, BIO 101. I teach students to evaluate the claims made in popular press articles about health claims (how activities, lifestyles, medicines or health treatments affect some aspect of health).
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Name Clause: This clause states the name of the company, which should end with words like "Limited" or "Ltd." for a public limited company and "Private Limited" or "Pvt. Ltd." for a private limited company.
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Registered Office Clause: It specifies the location where the company's registered office is situated. This office is where all official communications and notices are sent.
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Capital Clause: This clause specifies the authorized capital of the company, i.e., the maximum amount of share capital the company is authorized to issue. It also mentions the division of this capital into shares and their respective nominal value.
Association Clause: It simply states that the subscribers wish to form a company and agree to become members of it, in accordance with the terms of the MOA.
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Protection of Members: It protects the interests of the company's members by clearly defining the objectives and limiting their liability.
External Communication: It provides clarity to external parties, such as investors, creditors, and regulatory authorities, regarding the company's objectives and powers.
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2. Course Contacts/URL’s
• Syllabus/Lecture Notes
– http://www.phhp.ufl.edu/~rbauer
• Instructor and TA contacts
Rus Bauer (rbauer@phhp.ufl.edu)
Catherine (Kitty) Christian (kittychr@ufl.edu)
Bradley Daniels (bdaniels@phhp.ufl.edu)
Wendy Gray (wngray@phhp.ufl.edu)
Chad Neilsen (cdneilsen@gmail.com)
Allysha Robinson (Acr129@ufl.edu)
Jennifer Wester (westerj@ufl.edu)
3. Plan For the Course
• You will first receive basic information on critical
thinking and problem-based learning
• You will be active participants, not recipients of
information
• You will be given problems to solve, and your
success in problem solution will be the focus of
attention and evaluation
• We will be concerned primarily with process, not
just achievement
4.
5. Characteristics of Critical
Thinkers
Critical thinkers:
• Care that their beliefs be true and that their decisions
be justified; that is, care to "get it right“ to the extent
possible. This includes the dispositions to
Seek alternative hypotheses, explanations, conclusions,
plans, sources, etc.,and be open to them
Endorse a position to the extent that, but only to the
extent that, it is justified by the information that is
available
Be well informed
Consider seriously points of view other than their own
6. Characteristics II
Critical thinkers:
• Care to present a position honestly and clearly, theirs
as well as others'. This includes the dispositions to
Be clear about the intended meaning of what is said,
written, or otherwise communicated,seeking as much
information and precision as the situation requires
Determine, and maintain focus on, the conclusion or
question
Seek and offer reasons for their opinions/conclusions
Take into account the total situation
Be reflectively aware of their own basic beliefs
7. Characteristics III
Critical thinkers:
• Care about others’ point of view and treat
it with respect. They:
Discover and listen to others' views and reasons
Avoid intimidating or confusing others, taking into
account others' feelings and level of understanding
Are concerned about others' welfare
Are concerned about educating others on the issues
8. Steps in Critical Thinking:
Formulating your argument
• Focus on a question
– Identify and formulate the question
– Develop criteria for judging possible answers
– Develop a plan for collecting data
• Develop an argument
– Generate premises and conclusions (the
“whereas” and “therefore”)
– Develop reasoning steps/support for
conclusions (the “why”)
9. Steps in Critical Thinking:
Deconstructing your Argument
• Analyze arguments
1. Identify conclusions
2. Identify unstated reasons (assumptions)
3. Identify stated reasons
4. Identify and handle irrelevance
5. See the structure of an argument
6. Summarize
10. Steps in Critical Thinking:
Clarifying Arguments
• Ask and answer questions of clarification and/or
challenge, such as:
1. Why?
2. What is your main point?
3. What do you mean by…?
4. What would be an example?
5. What would be an exception?
6. How does that apply to this case (describe a case, which
might well appear to be a counter example)?
7. What difference does it make?
8. What are the facts?
9. Is this what you are saying: ____________?
10. Would you say some more about that?
11. Steps in Critical Thinking:
Knowing/Analyzing Sources
Judge the credibility of a source. Major
criteria (but not necessary conditions):
1. Expertise
2. Lack of conflict of interest
3. Agreement among sources
4. Reputation or risk to reputation
5. Use of established procedures
6. Ability to give reasons
12. Steps in Critical Thinking:
Knowing the Basis for Decisions
• Example: guilt or innocence of an accused criminal
defendant
Is the evidence physical or circumstantial? How good is
the evidence? Were there eyewitnesses? How reliable
are they?
Direct observations are strong evidence because:
1. Minimal inference involved
2. Short time interval between observation and report
3. Report by the observer, rather than someone else (that is, the
report is not hearsay, and can be verified)
4. Corroboration or possibility of corroboration
5. Good access to actual physical evidence
6. Competent employment of technology, if technology is useful
7. Satisfaction by observer (and reporter, if a different person) of
credibility criteria
13. Inference
• Induction: moving from specific to
general (arguments based on observation
or experience)
• Deduction: moving from general to
specific (arguments based on laws, rules,
or widely-accepted principles)
Gravity example
14. Types of Explanatory Conclusions
1. Causal claims (“Treatment X causes
improvement in strength and mobility”)
2. Claims about the beliefs and attitudes of
other people (“The American people want
security more than prosperity”)
3. Interpretation of others’ intended meanings
(“She is always late, so she must not really
want to do this”)
4. Historical claims that certain things
happened (“He woke up in a bathtub of ice,
missing a kidney”)
15. Getting the Data
• Designing experiments, including
planning to control variables
• Seeking evidence and counterevidence
• Seeking other possible explanations
• Evaluating the strength of available
evidence, with a focus on methodology
16. Judging Conclusions
1. The proposed conclusion would
explain the evidence
2. The proposed conclusion is consistent
with all known facts
3. Competitive alternative explanations
are inconsistent with facts
4. The proposed conclusion seems
plausible (less important than 1-3)
17. Ask Testable Questions
• Do infants dream?
• Does caffeine make people anxious?
• Are some people born evil?
• Does smoking lead to lung cancer?
• Are dreams an indication of our
unconscious desires and conflicts?
• Is physical therapy beneficial?
18. Causal Arguments
• Truck, bicycle, and car example
• What causes the accident?
• The “one significant difference” idea
(inductive)
• Two important rules:
– Cause must precede the effect in time
– Correlation does not prove causation.
19. Example: Economics of Obesity
• In the study, one of the first to examine the economic effects of obesity
on mature men and women, the researchers examined a wide range of
demographic, physical and mental health characteristics to see whether
these factors explained the economic differences between obese and
non-obese women.
• Average adjusted individual net worth (women)
– Normal to overweight --- $225,973
– Mildly obese --- $247,140
– Moderately to severely obese --- $90,303
• “Obesity is economically burdensome for women. This may be due to
cultural norms of attractiveness, which stigmatize obese women in a
variety of ways," the researchers conclude.
• What do you think of this conclusion?
20. Introduction to Statements
• Most sentences can be true or false, but a few cannot (e.g., commands
[“Don’t do that”], exclamations [“Awesome!”])
• True or false sentences are called statements or claims
• Three qualities can categorize statements:
– Whether they are verifiable, evaluative, or avocatory claims
• “That sweater is green” (verifiable)
• “That’s lovely” (evaluative) vs. “The majority of the jury felt the defendant was
guilty”
• “He should treat her better”, “We should legalize marijuana” (advocatory)
– Whether they are specific, of if nonspecific, whether the qualification strengthens
or weakens the claim
• “47.6% of us want class to end now.”
• “Approximately half of us are bored”.
– Whether they serve as conclusions, premises, or support in an argument
• Specific claims are often the most persuasive, but are also most easily
refuted.