How to think critically in learning

First of all, critical thinking is the art of writing with the intent to improving it. Heres some approaches you can take when thinking critically.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Enter with an open mind when writing,analyzing, and reading.

1. Define your destination, what you want to learn about
   Clarify or verify with your teacher or an "expert" in your subject.
2. Topics can be simple phrases:
   
   "The role of gender in video game playing"
   "Political history of France between the Great Wars of the first half of the Twentieth Century"
   "Mahogany tree cultivation in Central America"
   "Domestic plumbing regulations in the suburbs"
   "Vocabulary and structure of a human skeleton"
3. Think about what you already know about the subject
   What do you already know that will help you in this study?
   What are your prejudices?
4. What resources are available to you, and what is your timeline?
   
   Gather information
   Keep an open mind so as not to close your options
   and for chance opportunities
5. Ask questions
   What are the prejudices of the authors of the information?
6. Organize what you have collected into patterns to understand it
   Look for connections
7. Ask questions (again!) It will help you come up with new material.
8. Think in terms of how you would demonstrate your learning for your topic
   Yes! how would you create a test on what you have learned?

Tips & Warnings

• Always ask questions when reading or learning a new subject. You will understand it more.
• This article is just a basic introduction to Critical Thinking.