Problem Solving
Fair-minded critical thinkers identify significant issues to address. They use sound reasoning to develop key questions, determine the information needed, draw logical conclusions based on the information, and propose plausible and equitable solutions.
With practice, learners will be able to:
- Identify a clear purpose and rationale for endeavor (experiment, analysis, evaluation, trouble-shoot, resolution, or mediation).
- Develop a specific and relevant research question(s) and/or hypothesis(es).
- Accurately collect data, distinguish between relevant and extraneous information, and apply supporting evidence.
- Explain research controls, recognize limitations, and evaluate assumptions.
- Distinguish between plausible and implausible inferences to draw logical conclusions.
- Determine an appropriate method of inquiry and accurately apply it.
- Analyzes multiple perspectives in a fair way and incorporates reasonable points of view.
- Distinguish between effective and ineffective course of action, explain the criteria used, and apply sound reasoning to justify implementation.
- Explain the consequences of a course of action and predict the implications of a change in variables.