Critical Thinking (GELO) Pro Dev

A short presentation that was given for faculty professional development at TMCC on the new GELO (general education learning outcomes) for critical thinking assessment

Transcript

1. Critical Thinking GELO Fall 2023
2. Identify Problem Setting 1. Identify or describe a problem or question and its component parts. (Problem Setting)
4. Assess Bias Recognize Assumptions 2. Recognize and assess personal and other relevant underlying assumptions. (Recognize Assumptions)
6. Research Evidence 3. Identify, gather, and analyze the information /data necessary to address the problem or question. (Evidence)
7. • published peer reviewed literature sources • surveys (email and mail) • interviews (telephone, face-to-face or focus group) • Observations • documents and records • experiments
8. Fact Checking Evaluate 4. Evaluate information/data for credibility (e.g., bias, reliability, validity) and relevance to a situation. (Evaluate)
9. CARS Checklist Designed to assist researchers in evaluating information sources: Credibility Accuracy Reasonableness Support https://www.nhcc.edu/academics/library/doing-library-research/cars-checklist
10. Relevance Context 5. Identify relevant (disciplinary) context(s) including, as appropriate, principles, criteria, concepts, values, histories, and theories. (Context)
11. Conclusions Reasoning 6. Develop logical conclusions, solutions, and outcomes that reflect an informed, well-reasoned evaluation. (Reasoning/Conclusion)