Standards of Critical Thinking

CRITICAL THINKING

Elements of Thought

Stages of Critical Thinking Development

Master Thinker

(Good habits of thought

are becoming second

nature)

Advanced Thinker

(We advance in keeping with

our practice)

Practicing Thinker

(We recognize the need

for regular practice)

Beginning Thinker

(We try to improve but

without regular practice)

Challenged Thinker

(We are faced with significant

problems in our thinking)

Unreflective Thinking

(We are unaware of significant

problems in our thinking)

Stages of Critical Thinking Development