Learning
Outcomes
Chapter 2
Critical Thinking
When you complete Chapter 2 Critical Thinking you are expected not only to
understand the material presented but also you should be able to
Solve a given problem using the decision-making
process.
Distinguish between fact and opinion.
Develop questions that use lower- and higher-order
thinking skills using Bloom's taxonomy as a guide.
Analyze a case study, and construct advice for a
student having difficulty with decision making.
Explain the learning process modeled in this
chapter.
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Bloom’s
Taxonomy
Levels of Learning
KNOWLEDGE
Things memorized without
necessarily having a full
understanding.
• Identifying names, places, dates,
definitions
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COMPREHENSION
You understand information
enough to explain it in your
own words.
• Explaining, summarizing,
describing,
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APPLICATION
You find some practical use for
the information and use it to
solve other problems.
• Using the information, solving
problems, examining, modifying,
relating, changing
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ANALYSIS
You break complex ideas into
parts and see how the parts
work together
• Seeing patterns, organizing
parts, connecting,
comparing,inferring
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SYNTHESIS
You make connections with
things you already know.
• drawing conclusions, making
predictions,designing, inventing,
generalizing
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EVALUATION
You judge something's worth
assessing, ranking, grading, testing
recommending, explaining,
supporting,convincing
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Exercise on page 43
of Practicing College Learning Styles, 4th Edition
Hopper/Houghton Mifflin 2007
What level of Bloom’s Taxonomy
would the following activities require?
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Changing a flat tire
Application
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Finding the main idea of a paragraph
Comprehension
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Explaining a class lecture to a
friend who was absent.
Comprehension
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Summarizing an Article
Comprehension
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Finding the lowest common
denominator for fractions
Analysis
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Finding the correct answer to a multiple
choice question
Knowledge
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Creating a webpage
Synthesis
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Appraising the damage to
your wrecked car
Evaluation
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Listing the states and capitals
Knowledge
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Making an apple pie
Synthesis(Application)
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Comparison shopping
for the best buy
Evaluation
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Writing an essay for
English class
Synthesis
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Computing your GPA
Application
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