Critical Thinking - South Texas College：批判性思维-德克萨斯南部的大学.pptVIP

Problem Solving “One can alter his life by altering one’s mind.” -L. J. Beardman The Power of the Brain Sitting on top of your shoulders is one of the greatest computers ever created! But, even as powerful as it is, if you want to get it to work for you, if you want it to be really strong, just like every other muscle in the body, it needs exercise. That exercise is called THINKING! Problem Solving can be DEFINED by . . . The lawyer who found the loophole to free his client The doctor who searched deeply enough and ordered the correct tests and found the cancer that had been missed by three other physicians The computer repair technician who found the one tiny circuit problem in your computer The auto repair person who found the faulty wiring in your car The nurse who sensed something was wrong and noticed the error in the medication chart The teacher who finally found a way to teach Johnny to read with pictures The homemaker who discovered a way to reduce the household debt load each month The marketing expert who developed the winning campaign for Mountain Dew The student who discovered that reading the material before class made listening easier CHARACTERISTICS OF Problem Solvers Are open-minded and objective Are non-ethnocentric Are honest with themselves and others Do not manipulate other people Seek truth in all matters Use credible sources Question situations and assumptions Are not judgmental Are willing to change Make their own decisions Are creative Use a variety of research for evaluation Are skeptical THINK about how Problem Solving can help you . . . With RELATIONSHIPS With GOAL SETTING With FINANCES With DECISION MAKING With PROBLEM SOLVING With ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES With CIVIC DUTIES Problem Solving has rules… First, what do I want to figure out: what is my question? Second, why do I want to figure it out: what is my purpose? Third, what am I taking for granted about it: what are my assumptions? Fourth, how am I looking at my questio