Research Methods for Degree Study

BUS-F-04-RMS

Critical Thinking in Research

APIIT/UCTI Foundation Programme

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Topic & Structure of the lesson

Introduction to Research

Critical Thinking in Research Elements of Critical Thinking Inference Analysis Explanation Interpretation Evaluation Applying Critical Thinking in Research

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Learning Outcomes
Introduction to Research

Enable students to develop critical thinking skills to evaluate and analyse research Develop introductory skills for critical thinking to be develop in later levels Apply critical thinking skills to research analysis

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Structure of the lesson

Introduction to Research

Critical Thinking in Research Elements of Critical Thinking Inference Analysis Explanation Interpretation Evaluation Applying Critical Thinking in Research

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Critical Thinking in Research

Introduction to Research

In order to be a effective research, you must be able to critically evaluate research materials to ensure the appropriateness and suitability of data. A critical thinker will be able to differentiate relevant research data, arguments, debates, conclusions to ensure the integrity and cohesiveness of their research topic.

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Elements of Critical Thinking

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Critical Thinking: Interpretation

Introduction to Research

interpretation means to comprehend and express the meaning or significance of a wide variety of experiences, situations, data, events, judgments, conventions, beliefs, rules, procedures or criteria; Sub-skills includes categorisation, decoding significance, and clarifying meaning.

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Critical Thinking: Analysis

Introduction to Research

analysis means to identify the intended and actual inferential relationships among statements, questions, concepts, descriptions, or other forms of representations intended to express belief and judgments; Sub-skills includes examining ideas, detecting arguments.

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Critical Thinking: Inference

Introduction to Research

inference means to identify and secure elements needed to draw reasonable conclusions; to form conjectures and hypotheses; to consider relevant information and to educe the consequences flowing from data, statements, principles, evidence, judgments, beliefs, opinions, concepts, descriptions, questions, or other forms of representation.

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Critical Thinking: Explanation

Introduction to Research

Explanation as being able to state the results of ones reasoning; to justify that reasoning in terms of the evidential, conceptual, methodological, criteriological, and contextual considerations upon which ones results were based; and to present ones reasoning in the form of cogent arguments.
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Critical Thinking: Self-Regulation

Introduction to Research

self-regulation to mean self-consciously to monitor ones cognitive activities, the elements used in those activities, and the results educed; particularly by applying skills in analysis, and evaluation to ones own inferential judgments with a view toward questioning, confirming, validation, or correcting either ones reasoning or ones results.

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Critical Thinking: Evaluation

Introduction to Research

evaluation means To assess the credibility of statements or other representations; It means judging an author or piece of research materials based on certain evaluative criteria such as author credibility, alternative authors and reference materials.

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Movie Review Exercise

Introduction to Research

Imagine you have been invited to a movie by a friend. But its not a movie you want to see. So, your friend asks you why. You give your honest reason the movie offends your sense of decency, not because of the language used or the sexuality portrayed, but because of the violence it depicts so graphically.

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Movie Review Exercise

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In this situation:
How would you describe and explain the level of language or elements in the movie used? How would you critically evaluate the given movie with your own personal biasness and perceptions? Discuss this now!

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Controversial Movies
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Traits of a Critical Thinker

Introduction to Research

Inquisitive Systematic Analytical Open-mindedness Judicious Truth-seeking Confident in reasoning

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Question and Answer Session

Introduction to Research

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