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lightsun Ocean crosser
Posts : 1299 Join date : 2009-06-20 Location : Gaia
| Subject: Four Kinds of Thinking Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:13 pm | |
| Four kinds of thinking which can be developed through education. These are the Factual, insightful, Rational, and eValuative thinking. I will describe the characteristics of the four types of thinking targeted by the teachings for thinking project of the Minnesota Community College System. | |
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lightsun Ocean crosser
Posts : 1299 Join date : 2009-06-20 Location : Gaia
| Subject: Observational Thinking Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:21 pm | |
| Observational thinking is the kind of thinking that notices facts. More, it seeks out facts and finds ways to note them in memory or record so that it can recall them with accuracy and clarity. This kind of thinking is not just limited to observations about the physical world without. It also takes note of bodily and emotional sensations within. | |
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lightsun Ocean crosser
Posts : 1299 Join date : 2009-06-20 Location : Gaia
| Subject: Insightful Thinking Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:32 pm | |
| Insightful thinking is the kind of thinking that sees the possibilities in things. It looks beyond the facts to imagine what could be, what might have been, and what might be related. This kind of thinking is continually bringing out hidden meanings, alternative perspectives, and related images, metaphors, or stories. We engage this kind of thinking when we anticipate what comes next, what came before, or what something could become. | |
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lightsun Ocean crosser
Posts : 1299 Join date : 2009-06-20 Location : Gaia
| Subject: Logical THinking Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:46 pm | |
| Logical thinking is the kind of thinking that allows us to organize things, activities, and concepts to .maximize effectiveness and void conflict. Logical thinking is involved both in the formation of rules to guide its efforts and the manipulation of the rules to reach new results or conclusions which are precisely as justifiable as its rules and initial information. In some cases, the rules are used as standards against which to judge results or conclusions not derived by the rules. | |
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lightsun Ocean crosser
Posts : 1299 Join date : 2009-06-20 Location : Gaia
| Subject: Evaluative Thinking Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:04 pm | |
| Evaluative thinking is a kind of thinking that leads to take up an approving/disapproving, accepting/rejecting position towards something. Every time we express a preference of one situation over another or value one experience or thing over another, we are engaging in evaluative thinking. When we articulate our evaluative thinking we open the door to dialogue and development. The less articulate we are about our evaluative thinking, the more it controls our thinking through subtle shadings and moods. | |
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lightsun Ocean crosser
Posts : 1299 Join date : 2009-06-20 Location : Gaia
| Subject: Four Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:11 pm | |
| Factual Thinking Checklist: A. Factual clarity, accuracy, and fairness B. Observational detail, reliability, and scope C. Effective record and recall strategies D. Alertness for patterns | |
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lightsun Ocean crosser
Posts : 1299 Join date : 2009-06-20 Location : Gaia
| Subject: Insightful Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:19 pm | |
| Insightful Thinking Checklist: A. Seeking the larger context B. Seeking alternative perspectives C. Seeking similarity & difference and relating the known to the unknown. D. Seeking alternative teams of expression E. Usin questions as probes F. Applying learning to self understanding G. Drawing lessons from experiences | |
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lightsun Ocean crosser
Posts : 1299 Join date : 2009-06-20 Location : Gaia
| Subject: Rational Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:27 pm | |
| Rational Thinking Checklist: A. Identifying structure and order B. Formulating hierarchies & rules governing patterns C. Identifying and evaluating arguments D. Constructing arguments E. Working with rules in order to reach goals F. Judging strength of evidence G. Awareness of thinking strategies (metacognition) | |
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lightsun Ocean crosser
Posts : 1299 Join date : 2009-06-20 Location : Gaia
| Subject: Evaluative Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:34 pm | |
| Evaluative Thinking Checklist: A. Sensitivity to values both individual and collective B. Applying values to problems C. Respect for individual & collective differences D. Willingness to risk and commit E. Valuing your individual and collective self | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Four Kinds of Thinking Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:38 pm | |
| lightsun:
no doubt, a teacher / educator must know these categories. no doubt either, everyone is going through more than one of these stages.
such assessments are made inside out. in today's world, what comes outside in, can only be processed by a multiple of all four types of thinking and "rationalizing" perceptions.
i never got a satisfactory answer to my question what thinking really is. just a productive input into a system, correct in timing and according to demand, or a continued processing of information to better oneself, or: the awareness of one's being as part of a WHOLE and not subject to unsubstantiated "criticism" by "incompatible" thinking?
the demand and supply facticity dominating global thought structures seems to be very unkind to large parts of the population. |
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Prettybirds
Posts : 585 Join date : 2010-01-07
| Subject: Re: Four Kinds of Thinking Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:03 pm | |
| Compartments of stability proven to instill peace of mind... | |
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