A great deal of your time university will be spent thinking; thinking about what people have said,
what you have read, what you yourself are thinking and how your thinking has changed. It is
Figure 1: The Thinking Process
Figure 1
new information
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You
Revisit
experiences
Assumptions • Attitudes
Values • Beliefs
Justify actions • Solve problems
Deeper meaning • Changes ? Critical Thinking
Reflective Thinking
• To make connections
• To examine your learning processes
• To clarify what you are learning
• To become an active and aware learner
graduate and begin your professional life
subjective
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Journal:
Log book:
can take the form of an annotated
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Clarify your task
Clarify the practical aspects
Gather your ideas
connected to the topic
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recommendation
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References
Developing critical thinkers: challenging adults to explore alternative ways of thinking and acting,
Mezirow, J 1990,
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Question: Discuss at least two things you learnt or discovered – for example about design, or working
in groups or the physical world – through participating in the Impromptu Design activities.
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