Critical thinking week 8 Assignment
Week 8 Assignment: Journal

Due Sunday by 1:59am Points 35 Submitting a file upload

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Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Introduction Remember – these journal questions require more thinking than writing. Think about exactly what you are asked to do, and then write as economically as possible.

Instructions

Textbook: Chapter 16 Lesson

Critical Thinking

Heart of the Matter

Ethical Decision-Making

Looking Forward

Go back to your very first journal entry – review your definition of critical thinking. After studying critical thinking for the past eight weeks, would you change your definition in any way? If yes, how and why? If no – if it was perfect – what parts of the text were best reflected in your definition?

Recall in your first journal entry that you discussed the authors’ statement that the concepts in Chapters 12, 13 and 14 were “the heart of the matter.” After having studied those chapters, answer again, with renewed understanding, the question posed there: Why do you think the authors find these concepts important to critical thinking?

The lecture claims that an argument is no good unless it has a “strong and reasoned ethical base.” Do you agree that ethics is an essential element of a good argument? If yes, why? If no, why not?

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Journal Grading Rubric – 35 pts

Criteria Ratings Pts

5.0 pts

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Grading This activity will be graded using the Journal Grading Rubric.

Course Outcomes (CO): 1, 3, 4, 6

Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Saturday

Do you believe that you now know everything you need to know about critical thinking – or is learning to think critically a life-long task? Explain your answer.

Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page) 1-inch margins Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page References page

Length 5.0 pts Meets length requirement

0.0 pts Does not meet length requirement

Content Reflection

15.0 pts Reflection demonstrates a high degree of critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and evaluating key course concepts and theories from

12.75 pts Reflection demonstrates some degree of critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating key course concepts and theories from

11.25 pts Reflection demonstrates limited critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating key course concepts and theories from

9.0 pts Reflection lacks critical thinking. Superficial connections are made with key course concepts and course materials, activities,

0.0 pts Little or no reflection; copies or repeats text or lecture.

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15.0 pts

10.0 pts

readings, lectures, media, discussions activities, and/or assignments. Insightful and relevant connections made through contextual explanations, inferences, and examples.

readings, lectures, media, discussions activities, and/or assignments. Connections made through explanations, inferences, and/or examples.

readings, lectures, media, discussions, activities, and/or assignments. Minimal connections made through explanations, inferences, and/or examples.

and/or assignments.

Personal Growth

10.0 pts Conveys strong evidence of reflection on own work with a personal response to the self- assessment questions posed. Demonstrates significant personal growth and awareness of deeper meaning through inferences made, examples,

8.5 pts Conveys evidence of reflection on own work with a personal response to the self- assessment questions posed. Demonstrates satisfactory personal growth and awareness through some inferences made, examples, insights, and challenges. Some

7.5 pts Conveys limited evidence of reflection on own work in response to the self- assessment questions posed. Demonstrates less than adequate personal growth and awareness through few or simplistic inferences made, examples, insights, and/or

6.0 pts Conveys inadequate evidence of reflection on own work in response to the self- assessment questions posed. Personal growth and awareness are not evident and/or demonstrates a neutral experience with negligible personal impact.

0.0 pts No evidence of reflection.

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Total Points: 35.0

5.0 pts

well developed insights, and substantial depth in perceptions and challenges. Synthesizes current experience into future implications.

thought of the future implications of current experience.

challenges that are not well developed. Minimal thought of the future implications of current experience.

Lacks enough inferences, examples, personal insights and challenges, and/or future implications are overlooked.

Writing Quality

5.0 pts Well written and clearly organized using standard English, characterized by elements of a strong writing style and basically free from grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling errors.

4.25 pts Above average writing style and logically organized using standard English with minor errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling.

3.75 pts Average and/or casual writing style that is sometimes unclear and/or with some errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling.

3.0 pts Poor writing style lacking in standard English, clarity, language used, and/or frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling. Needs work.

0.0 pts Lacks coherence; errors in grammar, usage and spelling interfere with readability and understanding to significant degree.

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