Hum 111 Week 1 Assignment

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 | | |

| |Am I willing to take the steps to take |Intellectual arrogance, defensiveness and |

|The Challenged Thinker |command of my thinking? |self-deception can lead me to dismiss the |

| | |challenge of this step to get to the next |

| | |step. |

| |Start to recognize problems in my thinking |Again deceiving myself and not wanted to |

|The Beginning Thinker |so I can find ways to correct them in the |know the problems that my thinking has. |

| |next stage. And also to have intellectual | |

| |humility. | |

| |I need to have intellectual perseverance...