Friday 2 November 2012

GLOSSARY FROM CRITICAL THINKING


CRITICAL: Inclined to judge severely and find faults. Characterized by careful, exact evaluation and judgment: a critical reading. Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics or criticism: critical acclaim; a critical analysis of Melville's writings.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"
unfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader". scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"

THINK: The act or practice of one that thinks; thought. A way of reasoning; judgment: To my thinking, this is not a good idea. Adj. Characterized by thought or thoughtfulness; rational: We are thinking animals.
opinion or judgment. the process of thought. adj (prenominal) using or capable of using intelligent thought thinking people put on one's thinking cap to ponder a matter or problem.
the process of separating a whole into its parts to discover their function, relationship, etc. See also logic; psychology.
loss or absence of the capacity to express thoughts or ideas by written, spoken, or gesticulated means.
1. the act of meditation or contemplation.
2. the faculty of thinking.
3. a thought; a design or plan. — cogitator, n. — cogitative, adj.
relating to the operation of the mind through logical rather than intuitive thought processes; intellectual activity.
the capacity for, process of, or result of discursive thinking. — dianoetic, adj.
the act of digressing; wandering off the subject.
the process of deducing or inferring. — eductive, adj.
1. the state of having wandering and imaginative thoughts in order to escape from reality. — escapist, n., adj.
2. the practice of engaging in activities that enable one to avoid having to deal with reality, as the persistent attendance at science-fiction films, reading of fantasy literature, etc.
  1. excessive concern for facts.
    2. a theory or belief relying heavily on fact. — factualist, n. — factualistic, adj.

TEACHING: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"The act, practice, occupation.
a. Something taught.
b. A precept or doctrine. Often used in the plural: the teachings of Buddha.
adj.
1. Of, involving, or used for teaching: teaching materials; teaching methods.
2. Working as a teacher or in teaching: teaching assistants.

STUDENT:One who is enrolled or attends classes at a school, college, or university.
a. One who studies something: a student of contemporary dance.
b. An attentive observer: a student of world affairs. learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines.

QUALITY. a. An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property.
b. A personal trait, especially a character trait: "The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence" (George S. Patton).
2. Essential character; nature: "The quality of mercy is not strain'd" (Shakespeare).
3.
a. Superiority of kind: an intellect of unquestioned quality.
b. Degree or grade of excellence: yard goods of low quality.
4.
a. High social position.
b. Those in a high social position.
5. Music Timbre, as determined by harmonics: a voice with a distinctive metallic quality.
6. Linguistics The character of a vowel sound determined by the size and shape of the oral cavity and the amount of resonance with which the sound is produced.
7. Logic The positive or negative character of a proposition.
adj.
Having a high degree of excellence: the importance of quality health care.

PHILOSOPHER:A student of or specialist in philosophy.
2. A person who lives and thinks according to a particular philosophy.
3. A person who is calm and rational under any circumstances.
[Middle English philosophre, from alteration of Old French philosophe, from Latin philosophus, from Greek philosophos, lover of wisdom, philosopher : philo-, philo- + sophi, knowledge, learning.]
1. (Philosophy) a student, teacher, or devotee of philosophy
2. a person of philosophical temperament, esp one who is patient, wise, and stoical
3. (Chemistry / Alchemy) (formerly) an alchemist or devotee of occult science
4. a person who establishes the ideology of a cult or movement the philosopher of the revolution
philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
nativist - a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
Cynic - a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
eclectic, eclecticist - someone who selects according to the eclectic method
empiricist - a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
epistemologist - a specialist in epistemology
aesthetician, esthetician - a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty

DIDACTICS: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
education - the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
classroom project - a school task requiring considerable effort
classwork - the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom
homework, prep, preparation - preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
lesson - a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"



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