Hum 111 Appendix a

Associate Level Material

Appendix A

Stages of Critical Thinking

Complete the matrix by identifying the six stages of critical thinking, describing how to move from each stage to the next, and listing obstacles you may face as you move to the next stage of critical thinking.

|Stages of Critical Thinking |How to Move to the Next Stage |Obstacles to Moving to the Next Stage |

|EXAMPLE: |Examine my thinking to identify problems |Deceiving myself about the effectiveness of|

| |that affect my thinking. |my thinking |

|The Unreflective Thinker | | |

|The Challenged Thinker |When I realize that my thinking is causing |Realizing that my thinking is not as |

| |me serious problems. |perfect as I believe and develop awareness |

| | |of how thinking operates for good or ill.  |

|The Beginning Thinker |Making attempts to better understand how I | Recognizing and changing the problems in |

| |can take charge of and improve my thinking.|my thinking to and ways to develop as a |

| | |thinker. |

|The Practicing Thinker |Actively analyzing my thinking in a number |Develop awareness of the need for |

| |or ways. |systematic practice in thinking. |

|The Advanced Thinker | Having significant insight to problems at...