Critical Thinking: John Dewey's Definition

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What does critical thinking involve?

Relying solely on emotional aspects and previous ideas

Acceptance of all traditional opinions

Avoidance of logical and sound conclusions

Evaluation of values and confidence in issues or hypotheses (correct)

What did John Dewey define critical thinking as in 1938?

Reflective thinking associated with activity and perseverance (correct)

Reckless thinking without any basis

Compliance with traditional opinions

Blind acceptance of beliefs and knowledge

What is the meaning of the critical thinking skill 'Analysis'?

Lack of attention to intended connotations

Avoiding logical conclusions

Identifying relationships between phrases and concepts (correct)

Blind acceptance of information and opinions

What is the main focus of 'Thinking based on carefully observing, discussing and evaluating the facts'?

Drawing conclusions in a logical and sound manner Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of 'Inference' in critical thinking?

Drawing conclusions based on observed facts Signup and view all the answers

Which skill refers to identifying and providing the elements necessary to draw logical conclusions of intended or actual inferential relationships among statements, adjectives, questions, or any other form of expression?

Deductive Skill Signup and view all the answers

Which skill involves examining opinions, discovering arguments, and analyzing them as sub-skills?

Analysis Skill Signup and view all the answers

Which skill is linked to the validity of the results based on the validity of the premises, including scientific proof and experiments?

Induction Skill Signup and view all the answers

Which skill refers to practicing processes that depend on generating arguments and assumptions, searching for evidence, arriving at results, and identifying connections and causal relationships?

Inference Skill Signup and view all the answers

Which skill includes measuring the credibility of statements or any other expressions and evaluating claims and arguments?

Evaluation Skill Signup and view all the answers

What is John Dewey's definition of critical thinking in 1938?

Reflective thinking associated with activity and perseverance, which is careful thinking about beliefs or what is expected from knowledge that there is a real basis to support it by conclusion. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of 'Thinking based on carefully observing, discussing and evaluating the facts'?

Adhering to the framework of the correct relationships to which these facts belong, and drawing conclusions in a logical and sound manner, taking into account practical objectivity and distance from subjective factors. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of 'Inference' in critical thinking?

To identify and provide the elements necessary to draw logical conclusions of intended or actual inferential relationships among statements, adjectives, questions, or any other form of expression. Signup and view all the answers

What does the skill 'Analysis' involve?

Identifying relationships with intended and actual connotations between phrases, questions, concepts, adjectives, and other formulas to express a belief, judgment, experience, information, or opinions. Signup and view all the answers

Which skill is linked to the validity of the results based on the validity of the premises and scientific proof?

Evaluation Signup and view all the answers

What are the sub-skills included in the analysis skill of critical thinking?

Examining opinions, discovering arguments, and analyzing them Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the evaluation skill in critical thinking?

Measuring the credibility of statements or any other expressions Signup and view all the answers

Explain the meaning of the inductive skill in critical thinking.

The validity of the results is linked to the validity of the premises, and it includes scientific proof and experiments. Signup and view all the answers

What does the inference skill in critical thinking refer to?

Practicing processes that depend on generating arguments and assumptions, searching for evidence, arriving at results, and identifying connections and causal relationships. Signup and view all the answers

Explain the meaning of the deductive skill in critical thinking.

Identifying and providing the elements necessary to draw logical conclusions of intended or actual inferential relationships among statements, adjectives, questions, or any other form of expression. Signup and view all the answers

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What does critical thinking involve?

What did John Dewey define critical thinking as in 1938?

What is the meaning of the critical thinking skill 'Analysis'?

What is the main focus of 'Thinking based on carefully observing, discussing and evaluating the facts'?

What is the purpose of 'Inference' in critical thinking?

Which skill refers to identifying and providing the elements necessary to draw logical conclusions of intended or actual inferential relationships among statements, adjectives, questions, or any other form of expression?

Which skill involves examining opinions, discovering arguments, and analyzing them as sub-skills?

Which skill is linked to the validity of the results based on the validity of the premises, including scientific proof and experiments?

Which skill refers to practicing processes that depend on generating arguments and assumptions, searching for evidence, arriving at results, and identifying connections and causal relationships?

Which skill includes measuring the credibility of statements or any other expressions and evaluating claims and arguments?

What is John Dewey's definition of critical thinking in 1938?

What is the main focus of 'Thinking based on carefully observing, discussing and evaluating the facts'?

What is the purpose of 'Inference' in critical thinking?

What does the skill 'Analysis' involve?

Which skill is linked to the validity of the results based on the validity of the premises and scientific proof?

What are the sub-skills included in the analysis skill of critical thinking?

What is the main focus of the evaluation skill in critical thinking?

Explain the meaning of the inductive skill in critical thinking.

What does the inference skill in critical thinking refer to?

Explain the meaning of the deductive skill in critical thinking.

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