Improving Critical Thinking and Critical Writing Through Negotiation & Reflection- TutorsIndia

1. IMPROVING CRITICAL THINKING AND CRITICAL WRITING THROUGHNEGOTIATION ANDREFLECTION An Academic presentationby Dr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations,TutorsIndia Group www.tutorsindia.com Email:info@tutorsindia.com

2. Today'sDiscussion OUTLINE InBrief CriticalThinking The Framework of Critical Thinking IntellectualTraits Intellectual Standards Implementation Conclusion FutureScope

3. InBrief Critical thinking and critical writing skillsare essential, that students should possess in education. The main goal of the study is to improve the critical thinking skills of students in all disciplines. Critical thinking and writing skill are described as the potential of performing things creatively and innovatively by searching and collecting informationfrom the data available on the internet. Critical thinking is not merely acquiring knowledge of the subject but to improve their analyticalskills.

4. CriticalThinking Criticalthinkingshouldbebasedonstandardslikeaccuracy,precision, clarity, relevance, logic, importance, andintensity. Themostimportantqualitiesofcriticalthinkingareobjectivityandlogically unassuming nature. Reflective writing is a method used in educational institutions that allow students to apply their thoughts and their experience with educational material to gain knowledge about thematerial.

5. The Framework of CriticalThinking There are three aspects of thinking in this model: essentials for good reasoning, academic standards used to test the quality of the thinking skills of the students, and qualities for the goodthinker. The essential elements needed for reasoning are the reason for thinking, the question or an issue that is to be solved, details such as information and interpretation; implications, analysis, orsolutions. Students must interpret the available informationto make the necessaryconclusions. Students must be able to find a solutionthat must be precise, understandable, accurate, andclear. Contd..

6. Figure 1: Elements ofReasoning

7. The answers found by the students mustbe relevant to theirquestions. Additionally, the answers should be depth in explanation, explaining all issues related to the question. Intellectual Traits Moreover, the answers must be explained from all points of view, and it should be complete. The answers must be reliable, reasonable, and makesense. Contd..

8. Figure 1: IntellectualTraits

9. IntellectualStandards The essentials of thinking facilitate students to analyze their critical thinkingskills. The intellectual traits are used to examine and evaluate the creative thinking skills. These traits represent the nature of a criticalthinker. The intellectual standards must be followed by students to develop their reflective thinking. The intellectual qualities can be developed, if they apply theseelements. Contd..

10. Figure 1: Framework of Critical Thinking

11. Implementation Executing the reflective thinking and encouraging for reflection improves creative thinking and critical writing skills of thestudents. Theoretical informationbased on developing reflective thinking should be taught to students. Exploring activities based on reflectivethinking. Students should be motivated to get involved in more discussions about the subject, so they get to know more information and that could stimulate their reflective thinkingskills.

12. Conclusion Creative thinking is a primary entity in the process of research and innovation. Students are motivated to create new questions based on their field, improve their reasoning skills and gathering data that areunrelated. These activities improve the reflective thinking power of thestudents. When students are allowed to reproduce on their learning method, they tend to improve their learningability.

13. FutureScope The different methods of reflective thinking and the effects of these methods are studied in a mutual learning environment, and the advantages and disadvantages of these methods can bediscussed. The creative thinking skills of the students can be reviewed by qualitativemethods. These results can be achieved through the use of Internet-based programs which help in improving the critical thinking skills of thestudents.

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