1

1/17

Course Introduction
Overview
Self-Assessment/Goal Setting CR/T Information and 
Objectives Inventory     

1/19

Journal #1 Assigned  

ARQ & CTRW  Preview

Purchase Textbooks

Bring ARQ & CTRW

TAKE NOTES IN CLASS AND ON TEXTBOOK READING TO USE DURING CONCEPT QUIZZES
OPEN NOTES NOT OPEN BOOK

2

1/24

Strategies for Reading Critically

Benefits of Asking the Right Questions

Critical Thinking As a Social Activity

CR/T Information and Objectives 
Inventory

Bring ARQ & CTRW
ARQ & CTRW Preview

ARQ Chap. 1 & 2 and Study Guide
NOTE: Study Guide is always to be completed as you read each chapter

ARQ Online Practice Exercises 
Chap. 1: The Benefit of Asking the Right Questions  and Chap. 2: Critical Thinking As a Social Activity (Chap. 1 & 2  - multiple-choice, and true-false only. For all subsequent chapters completion of essay, multiple-choice, and true-false exercises is required. )

CTRW pgs. 32-42

1/26

Issue and Conclusion

Journal #2 Assigned 

JOURNAL #1
ARQ Chap. 3
ARQ Online Practice Exercises   (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False)
Chap. 3: What are the Issue and the Conclusion? NOTE: On all Essay Exercises identify issue (I) and conclusion (C) and label each as prescriptive (P) or descriptive (D).

3

1/31

Levels of Cognition - Bloom's Taxonomy
Reasons

ARQ Chap. 4
ARQ Online Practice Exercises (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False)
Chap. 4:  What are the Reasons? NOTE: Identify I, C, P/D, and Reasons (R)

2/2

Group Project - Article Analysis #1

CTRW ARTICLE ANALYSIS #1  -  
1. Read and analyze articles assigned to your group from CTRW  (pages 48-71). Be prepared to turn in your individual  written analysis of your group's articles including I, C, (prescriptive or descriptive) and R's.

2.  Evaluate the articles – soundness of reasoning, clarity of writing, your conclusion (with reasons) on the issue.

4

2/7

Intro to Barriers Project
See Barriers Project Description and Blocks to Critical Thinking  (from Read 120 home page click on Handouts)

Concept Quiz #1
See Concept Quiz Practice Questions (from Read 120 home page click on Handouts)

CONCEPT QUIZ #1 - ARQ CHAPS 1-4 AND CTRW ASSIGNMENTS

2/9

Language and Logic
Barriers Project Workshop

ARQ CHAP 14 and 5
ARQ Online Practice Exercises  (NOTE: For Chap 14 complete Multiple-Choice & True/False only)
Chap 14 Overcoming Obstacles to Critical Thinking

CTRW  CHAP 4

5

2/14

Language and Logic (cont'd)
Ambiguous Words and Phrases

JOURNAL #2

ARQ Online Practice Exercises  (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False)
Chap 5 Which Words or Phrases are Ambiguous?

2/16

Barriers Project Workshop


 

ARQ CHAP 6 
Individual summary and example for Barriers project  - BRING 2 COPIES TO CLASS – ONE TO TURN IN AND ONE TO SHARE WITH YOUR GROUP

6

2/21

Value Conflicts and Assumptions
Descriptive Assumptions

Article Analysis #2 Assigned
Preview CTRW  Chap. 3, pgs. 104-131

2/23

Journal #3 Assigned   

Barriers Project Workshop

ARQ Online Practice Exercises (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False)
Chap 6 What are the Value and Descriptive Assumptions?

NOTE: CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE!!!
CTRW  Critical Thinking/Assumptions, pgs. 3-26: Read with your definition of critical thinking in hand. Use any information you find to revise and/or enhance your definition.

7

2/28

Group Project -
Article Analysis # 2 

Article Analysis # 2  -   
1. Read and analyze articles assigned to your group from CTRW Chapter 3 (pages 104-131). Be prepared to turn in your individual  written analyses of your group's articles including I, C, R's, important ambiguous words or phrases, assumptions (descriptive and/or value, explicit and/or tacit), value conflicts, and value preferences.
2.  Evaluate the articles – soundness of reasoning, clarity of writing, your conclusion (with reasons) on the issue.

3/1

Concept Quiz #2
See Concept Quiz Practice Questions (from Read 120 home page click on Handouts)
Barriers Project Workshop

CONCEPT QUIZ #2 - ARQ CHAPS 5-6, 14 AND CTRW ASSIGNMENTS AND ARTICLE ANALYSIS #2 ESSAYS

8

3/6

Barriers Project  Presentations

BARRIERS PROJECT PRESENTATIONS

ARQ CHAP 7

3/8

Barriers Project  Presentations

Introduction to Issues Project

BARRIERS PROJECT PRESENTATIONS

CTRW  FALLACIES PGS. 368-381

9

3/13

Fallacies

Issues Project  - Form Groups

JOURNAL #3
Bring 3 unstructured issues/problems you would like to use for your project. Prioritize 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd choices. Use precise language and question format.

3/15

Fallacies (cont’d)

Library Research/Database Orientation – Issues Project Workshop

ARQ Online Practice Exercises  (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False)
Chap 7 Are There any Fallacies in the Reasoning?

SPRING RECESS     3/18 – 3/25

10

3/27

Issues Project Workshop
Identifying and Framing 

Evaluating Evidence

ARQ CHAP. 8  
ARQ Online Practice Exercises   (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False)
Chapter 8 How Good is the Evidence:  Intuition, Personal Experience, Testimonials and Appeals to Authority?

CTRW  PGS. 88-99

3/29

Evaluating Evidence

Journal #4 Assigned

ARQ CHAP. 9
ARQ Online Practice Exercises (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False)
Chapter 9 How Good is the Evidence: Personal Observation, Research Studies, Case Examples, and Analogies?

11

 4/3

Issues Project Workshop

Review for Concept Quiz #3

ISSUES PROJECT WORKSHOP - BRING REFERENCES, RESOURCES, FRAMEWORK

 4/5

Concept Quiz #3
See Concept Quiz Practice Questions (from Read 120 home page click on Handouts)
Issues Project Workshop

CONCEPT QUIZ #3 - ARQ CHAPS 7-9, BARRIERS TO CRITICAL THINKING, REFLECTIVE JUDGMENT/PROBLEM SOLVING MODEL, AND CTRW ASSIGNMENTS

12

4/10

Rival Causes

Issues Project Workshop - Framing and Resolving the Issue

ARQ CHAP. 10  
ARQ Online Practice Exercises (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False)
Chapter 10 Are There Rival Causes?

REFLECTIVE JUDGMENT/PROBLEM SOLVING (ISSUES) PROJECT: 
 DUE FROM GROUP:  FRAMEWORK OR CONCEPT MAP AND ROUGH DRAFT OF PRESENTATION
 DUE FROM INDIVIDUALS:  OUTLINE OF POSITION PAPER AND  3 RESOURCES ( AT LEAST 1 FROM A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL AND INCLUDING MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ON THE ISSUE)

4/12

Statistics

JOURNAL #4

ARQ CHAP. 11
ARQ Online Practice Exercises (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False)
Chapter 11 Are the Statistics Deceptive?
 
CTRW - Review "Statistics" pgs. 94-99

13

4/17

Issues Project Workshop - Resolving and Readdressing 
Analysis and Self-Evaluation

FIRST DRAFT POSITION PAPER
ARQ CHAPS. 12 & 13

4/19

Omitted Information

ARQ Online Practice Exercises   (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False) Chapter 12 What Significant Information is Omitted? 

 14

4/24

Reasonable Conclusions

ARQ Online Practice Exercises   (Essay, Multiple-Choice & True/False) Chapter 13 What Reasonable Conclusions are Possible?

4/26

Concept Quiz #4
See Concept Quiz Practice Questions (from Read 120 home page click on Handouts)
Issues Project Workshop

CONCEPT QUIZ #4 - ARQ CHAPS 10-13, Issues Projects

15

5/1

ISSUES PROJECT PRESENTATION

ISSUES GROUP PROJECT PRESENTATION

5/3

ISSUES PROJECT PRESENTATION

ISSUES GROUP PROJECT PRESENTATION

16
 

5/8

ISSUES PROJECT PRESENTATION

ISSUES GROUP PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
POSITION PAPER DEADLINE

5/10

Final Review - Do not miss this class !!

Review for Final

THURS
5/17

FINAL EXAM
12 - 1:50 pm