Critical thinking questions

Critical thinking is an essential cognitive skill that entails the ability to reason, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information. It goes beyond mere acquisition of knowledge. Instead, it involves deep, reflective thought, demanding us to question our assumptions, weigh evidence, and consider consequences. It's about making clear, reasoned judgments. In essence, critical thinking is thinking about thinking, in a manner that allows us to improve the quality of our thinking.

The purpose of these critical thinking question stems is to help students practice willingness to sit with an idea and struggle wonderfully.

Critical thinking questions include, 'Why is this important? What are the causes and effects of this? How do we know if this is true?"

“I like this question guide by @teachthought which uses Bloom’s taxonomy levels to pose guided questions. #profchat”

Use this list of higher order thinking questions from Blooms, Costa, and Webb to support higher cognitive demand in your lessons with students. #artsintedu

Great list for the teacher to encourage higher level thinking. Keep as a resource.

Modified from College of Redwoods. (2010). [Graph illustration Cognitive Taxonomy Circle July 25, 2010]. Utilizing Bloom’s Taxonomy. Retrieved from www.redwoods.edu/Departments/Distance/Tutorials/BloomsTax...

December, 2014 Critical thinking is an essential skill in the cognitive development of students. It is probably the number one skill teachers would mention when asked about the skills they target in their instruction. Critical thinking is also the key to developing other equally crucial thinking habits such as divergent, lateral and convergent thinking. Critical…

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Infographic illustrating the 6 types of Socratic Question to stimulate critical thinking