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    The document discusses critical thinking skills as defined by Scheffer and Rubenfeld. They identify 7 main critical thinking skills: analyzing, applying standards, discriminating, information seeking, logical reasoning, predicting, and transforming knowledge. For each skill, they provide activity statements to further explain the skill. They also list 29 additional critical thinking habits.

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    The document discusses critical thinking skills as defined by Scheffer and Rubenfeld. They identify 7 main critical thinking skills: analyzing, applying standards, discriminating, information seeking, logical reasoning, predicting, and transforming knowledge. For each skill, they provide activity statements to further explain the skill. They also list 29 additional critical thinking habits.

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    The document discusses critical thinking skills as defined by Scheffer and Rubenfeld. They identify 7 main critical thinking skills: analyzing, applying standards, discriminating, information seeking, logical reasoning, predicting, and transforming knowledge. For each skill, they provide activity statements to further explain the skill. They also list 29 additional critical thinking habits.

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    Critical Thinking Skills

    Scheffer and Rubenfeld discuss critical thinking habits and critical thinking skills. For each of the critical thinking skills shown below, they give a number of activity statements.

    1. Analyzing

    Separating or breaking a whole into parts to discover their nature, functional and relationships. "I studied it piece by piece" "I sorted things out" Judging according to established personal, professional, or social rules or criteria. "I judged it according to..." Recognizing differences and similarities among things or situations and distinguishing carefully as to category or rank. "I rank ordered the various..." "I grouped things together" Searching for evidence, facts, or knowledge by identifying relevant sources and gathering objective, subjective, historical, and current data from those sources "I knew I needed to lookup/study..." "I kept searching for data." Drawing inferences or conclusions that are supported in or justified by evidence "I deduced from the information that..." "My rationale for the conclusion was..." Envisioning a plan and its consequences "I envisioned the outcome would be..." "I was prepared for..."

    2. Applying Standards

    3. Discriminating

    4. Information Seeking

    5. Logical Reasoning

    6. Predicting

    7. Transforming Knowledge

    Changing or converting the condition, nature, form, or function of concepts among contexts "I improved on the basics by..." "I wondered if that would fit the situation of ..."

    Courtesy of B. K. Scheffer and M.G. Rubenfeld, "A Consensus Statement on Critical Thinking in Nursing," Journal of Nursing Education, 39, 352-9 (2000). Courtesy of B. K. Scheffer and M.G. Rubenfeld, "Critical Thinking: What Is It and How Do We Teach It?," Current Issues in Nursing, J.M. Grace, Rubl, H.K. (2001).
    1. Comparing 2. Classifying 3. Estimating 4. Summarizing 5. Hypothesizing 6. Synthesizing 7. Sequencing 8. Predicting 9. Evaluating 10. Translating 11. Reorganizing 12. Setting 13. Prioritise 14. Setting criteria 15. Goal setting 16. Problem-solving 17. Decision-making 18. Justifying making 19. Making assumptions 20. Using analogies 21. Imagining 22. Logical deduction 23. Identifying pros/cons 24. Identifying propaganda 25. Identifying 26. Reaching consequences 27. Observing 28. Creating/designing 29. Interpreting

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