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DyllonKazuo

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Critical thinking is part of a group of cognitive abilities and personal characteristics called
 
  A) higher-order cranium skills. B) socio-cognitive skills.
  C) lower-order thinking skills. D) higher-order thinking skills.

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Describe the general characteristics of critical thinking tasks.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

In general, effective critical thinking tasks:

 Take place in an environment that supports objection, questioning, and reasoning;
 Address issues that are ill-structured and may not have a simple answer;
 Do not involve rote learning;
 Provide alternatives in product and solution;
 Allow students to make decisions and see consequences;
 Are supported by tools and resources from many perspectives;
 Facilitate students to examine their reasoning processes.


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