Study Skills

CRITICAL THINKING

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• Critical thinking is the ability to look at a situation and clearly understanded from multiple perspectives whilst separating facts from opinion and assumptions.

RED MODEL

• Red model was developed in 1925 called the Watson Glacer critical thinking model, which helps in organizing and identifying factors in people that are important for critical thinking and judgment making.
• What is RED MODEL ?
• Critical thinking can be organized into a "RED MODEL" an organising framework to facilitate learning.

STEPS OF RED MODEL

• The RED MODEL'S critical thinking skills framework has three main steps:
• Recognize Assumptions
• Evaluate Arguments
• Draw Conclusions
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Recognizing Assumptions:

• Separate Facts from Fiction
• An assumption is an inference, an opinion, or belief about a person, place, or philosophical position
• When we assume we make a decision based on many things but not necessarily facts.
• When we assume we accept something to be correct we may or may not have actual proof but we believe the the opinion or position to be accurate
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Con....

• Assumption: Patients follow medical advice accurately.
• Example: A healthcare provider assumes that a patient will take prescribed medications as directed without missing doses.
• Assumption: Student assume she cannot be an engineer because females just cannot do math.
• Assumption: Students have access to necessary resources for learning.
• Example: A teacher assumes that students have access to textbooks, internet, and other materials required for completing assignments.

Con..

• It is deceptively easy to listen to a comment or presentation and assume the information presented is true even though no evidence was given to back it up
• Noticing and questioning assumptions helps to reveal information gaps or unfounded logic
• We also need to examine assumptions from different veiwpoints
• It is important because it helps us to become aware of any biases or preconceived notion that may affect your analysis and decision-making process

Examples:

• Example questions to ask:
• What is the key problem we’re trying to solve?
• What information and facts do we have?
• Are we making any underlying assumptions?
• What if we’re the problem?
• What else do we need to know?
• Examples:
• Political candidate is telling the truth because he belongs to the political party we belongs to.