Critical Thinking Toolbox/Methods

Critical Reasoning

What?

  • Understand the logical connections between ideas.

  • Identify, construct, and evaluate arguments.

  • Detect inconsistencies and common mistakes in reasoning.

  • Solve problems systematically.

  • Identify the relevance and importance of ideas.

How?

  • COPI: community of philosophical inquiry

  • court of justice (case4EU) --> materials

  • think pair share

  • expert groups / jigsaw method

  • brainstorm

  • concept/argument analysis

  • categorization exercices

  • summarize - present

  • roleplaying

  • guided discussion (socratic, octavian or other)

  • dialogue writing

  • thought experiments

  • paper

Critical Selfreflection

What?

  • Reflect on the justification of one’s own knowledge, beliefs and values.

  • Reflect on interpersonal competences.

  • Reflect on collective critical research

  • Communicate with respect about own interpretations.

How?

  • reflection diary

  • conversation on feet

  • three roles of Socrates (hornet, midwife, sculptor)

  • Observation (teacher/peer/both)

  • Portfolio

  • bridging

  • essay

  • reflection through blended learning

Critical Judgement and Action

What?

  • Knowledge of moral and ethical concepts.

  • (Moral) sensitivity: Recognizing situations as moral and explore interpretations of that situations from different angles.

  • (Moral) judgement: judging what's the right thing to do. (even ambiguous)

  • (moral) motivation: mapping several values and interests, preferring moral values above other aspirations.

  • (Moral) character: Having the persistence and skills to act upon own moral judgement.

How?

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