Thursday, August 15, 2013

Understanding The Process Of Critical Thinking

Understanding The Process Of Critical Thinking

By Franklin Skribbit


One of the most important skills that any college student can develop is the skill of listening with purpose to others. Not only will this skill of being able to listen to others help these students as they go forward into their professions of nursing, business, or other industry, it will likewise play a critical role in how well they perform while studying to earn their nursing degree or business certification.

But there is much more to critical thinking than simply a buzz word that can make a college student appear smart. Although, in reality, those who understand critical thinking, like the collegiate level professors some students are trying to impress by throwing around the phrase critical thinking, likewise understand when others do not know the concepts involved in critical thinking.

With proper test taking preparation the actual day of the test can be made as least stressful as possible. When a student is properly prepared to take their test, they can feel confident that no matter what their final score is they performed to the best of their ability, and rarely is a person's best not enough to allow them to pass whichever course they are being tested in.

But, this form of lecture based education can also be one of the more difficult forms of education for a student to learn by, if they have trouble listening. That is way it is so vitally important for individuals who are enrolled in college level courses to learn the intricate skill of listening.

A student who wishes to fully prepare for their finals or for any exam should begin their preparations just as soon as the course begins. Starting one's test preparations with study early will allow the student to learn the material over time, avoiding the all too typical cramming session that often replaces, but not fully, the progressive study of an entire semester.

But first, a basic definition of critical thinking as it applies to writing college papers could be stated as the process by which a student reflects, contemplates, and analyzes materials, experiences, and research findings to derive unique, insightful, and supported conclusions. While this broad definition may not suffice those who truly understand the process of critically thinking, it most assuredly will suffice for the struggling college freshman who simply wants to know how to go about thinking critically while writing their course essays.

When a college student thinks critically about the paper they are try to write, they will find themselves pondering over their research data and other materials that will help them to come up with their own conclusions. This process can often be jumbled and disorderly, which brings again the need for writing and critical thinking to go hand in hand.

This process of restudying past material for sections of time every day will allow for the knowledge offered by the lessons to become ingrained in the mind of students. This preparation will then in turn offer a student the greatest opportunity to succeed in the class.

Listening to a speaker while thinking on the material they are speaking about can help a student focus of what is being taught and how it ties into what has previously been taught or previously knowledge the student possesses.

As this discussion with oneself over the subject matter of the paper continues, one will find that they are beginning to think critically on their theme. By performing this process for each paper, a student will be able to write more meaningful papers.




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