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COLL 1000 College Success and Survival Skills 1/23/2014 Critical Thinking part Duex. Mike “Wheels” Breakey , MA. Questions from Tuesday/quiz?. Words of the Day. Skeptic A questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts
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COLL 1000College Success and Survival Skills1/23/2014Critical Thinking part Duex Mike “Wheels” Breakey, MA
Words of the Day • Skeptic • A questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts • Doubt regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere • Sound GOOD or BAD? • Cynic • A belief that only selfishness motivates human actions • Disbelief in or minimization of selfless acts • A disinterested point of view • GOOD or BAD?
Key Points to the Levels of Learning--Bloom EXAMPLE Columbus discovered America in ________ NOTE: If first step is wrong, so is what follows. • Knowledge (not wisdom) • Comprehension • Application • Analysis • Synthesis • Evaluation And it never ends!
Key Points to the Decision Making Process--Hopper • What is the problem? • Gather info—sounds like GACA! • Options? • Weigh Evidence—think—analyze and create! • Chose among options—almost never just one • Act • Go back to Step 1 Inherent in the process is getting facts and understanding opinions
Observe The OODA Loop Orient Act Decide OODA Loop first described by John Boyd—For additional reading see John Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram (2002)
The OODA Loop Observe Orient Act Decide Lose sight, lose the fight!
The OODA Loop Observe Observe Orient Orient REACT Act Decide Decide Operating inside the enemies OODA loop ala Desert Storm
Critical Thinking—Unemployment • Main points/ideas • OBJECTIVE PLEASE
Critical Thinking—Legalizing Marijuana • Main points/ideas • OBJECTIVE PLEASE
Next Tuesday • Chapter 4: Setting Goals (all) • Goals discussion • NOTHING to turn in and NO QUIZ!