Critical Thinking Framework for Social Science

LEARNING GOAL:I CAN DESCRIBE AND APPLY TO REAL-LIFE CONTEXTS THE THEORIES AND CRITICAL THINKING THAT ARE CENTRAL TO THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Critical Thinking Framework For Social Sciences To study social sciences well, you need to be able to analyze, question, examine, research, interpret, predict, evaluate and draw conclusions using various texts/sources that expose you to the many issues/developments, events and people that have shaped society.

Using the following framework will help you develop skills, strategies and attitudes, so that you begin Thinking like a Social Scientist.

Critical Thinking Framework For Social Sciences The following 6 categories of critical

thinking will be used as a foundation for the entire Challenge and Change course:SignificancePerspectiveEvidence Cause/ConsequenceContinuity/ChangeMoral Judgements

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USE ALL 6 ELEMENTS FROM THE CRITICAL THINKING FRAMEWORK HANDOUT TO ANALYZE THE INFORMATION FROM THE ARTICLE

IN-CLASS ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS – LEARNING GOALS1. Read article2. Review aspects of the critical thinking framework to make

sure you understand them3. Make sure to address all 6 categories by using specific

information from the article. 4. To help your analysis you may:

1. ask questions2. use quotes/information from the text3. make assumptions in your analysis

5. May be done in point form; please complete in Google Docs if possible and bring device to edit

6. You may highlight/write on the article7. Be prepared to share your ideas