READING 290
CRITICAL READING AS CRITICAL THINKING

Faculty Consensus Definition

Critical thinking is a sophisticated process which includes skills, dispositions, and metacognition.  Specifically, critical thinking is disciplined, self-directed, reasonable and reflective thinking that one performs when deciding what to believe or do.  It is purposeful, self-regulatory judgement which results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference as well as advocacy of one's position.  It is the art of thinking about one's thinking in order to make it better, more clear, and more accurate.  Critical thinkers are open-minded, flexible, and persistent.  It is evidenced by the ability and disposition to improve one's thinking by systematically subjecting it to intellectual self-assessment.

Instructor Definition:  JoAnne Greenbaum

Critical thinking is an integrative process of systematically analyzing and evaluating what you hear or read.  Critical thinking is a search for truth.  It is reasonable, reflective thinking that impacts ones decisions about what to do or believe.  To engage in successful critical thinking one must remain open-minded, inquisitive and actively involved in the thinking process.