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What are the three steps of critical thinking' What do they include' How might mastery of these skills make you a more effective college student and adult learner' The three steps to critical thinking are to size up the situation so that you know what is or isn’t happening around you. Debate the alternatives because all ideas are not equal to each other. And reflect the process because you need to evaluate the PROCESS as it applies to your PROGRESS. Some tools for critical thinkers to use are: Recall and Remember, Similarities, Differences, Cause & Effect, Examples to Ideas, Ideas to Examples, and Evaluation. Also, it never hurts a critical thinker to plan, anticipate, ask questions, and use any human resources available to them. I look at critical thinking as having common sense and curiosity. Use your mind and experiences to help you figure something out. Critical thinking is something that we can always improve upon, and college is the perfect time to do so. If I can not practice critical thinking as a college student, then employers will be more likely to look past my resume and wont want to hire me. Watch the video, Critical Thinking, Key Actions to Take and answer the following questions: How have you used these actions to solve problems in your daily life' How are critical thinking skills in your daily life and in your academic life similar' How are they different' I know I have used recall and remember many times in my life to learn from my mistakes so I know how to avoid the bad experiences in the future. I always use similarity a lot, especially when I am driving. I am hesitant to take new back roads because I do not know where they will take me. Therefore, I keep on the roads I know so that I don’t get lost, although sometimes I have no choice but to try a new route. I think of evaluation as the old saying “think before you speak/act” because you always need to stop and evaluate where you are with something so you know how best to proceed. My critical thinking skills in my personal and academic life are similar because I am in college to learn about things, and a lot of what I am learning about I can apply to my personal life. The only difference between my personal life and academic life is I need to always know the true facts for my academic life, whereas my personal life is built on experiences, both old and new. How does collaboration foster critical thinking' How might the two work together in your academic and personal life' Collaboration can foster critical thinking because when you are working with one or more persons on a problem, they bring their thoughts and ideas to the table, which gives you something more to think about. Together, you and your classmates can argue about a subject and learn from each other as you get closer to your solution. You can also observe the ways your fellow classmates using critical thinking and attempt to apply it to the way you use critical thinking to better yourself. It is highly recommended that you study in groups and participate in your class lectures because you not only futher your knowledge, but that of your classmates as well. The same can go for your personal life when you start your career. Business meetings and company conventions are meant to teach you new things, and to get your opinion on those ideas. Kind of life example to idea, or idea to example. You will also find yourself most likely working with others in your career who share the same interests, but not the same knowledge.