Foundations of Knowledge

By: Mary Arroyo

By: Mary Arroyo

What should you do?Its Friday night and you decide to go to a party, there you meet a person which you would like to know at a more intimate levelYour emotional intelligence tells you one thing and your intellectual self is telling you another thing, for you know the risks associated with casual intimacy

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Foundation of KnowledgeThe foundation for a good critical thinking is knowledge knowing

This means having the ability to acquire knowledge, process that knowledge, create meaning from the knowledge, and utilize to your advantage.

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Intelligence Consist of 3 Sets of Abilities

• Being able to reason logically

Problem Solving & Practical Skills

• Speaking clearly & articulately, conversing well, being knowledgeable about subjects or importance

Verbal Ability

• Being able to accept others for what they are

Social Competence

Multiple Intelligences TheoryHoward Gardner of Harvard states that there exist seven different kinds of intelligence:1. Linguistic intelligence2. Logical Mathematical3. Spatial intelligence 4. Musical intelligence5. Body-kinesthetic

intelligence6. Intrapersonal intelligence7. Interpersonal intelligence

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Triarchic Theory of IntelligenceAnalytical

Intelligence: knowledge learned in

formal education

Creative Intelligence: ability to react to novel stimuli and situations

Practical Intelligence: ability to grasp,

understand and solve real life problems

Emotional IntelligenceUnderstand one’s own feelings, empathy for the feelings of others and the regulation of emotion in a way that enhances living.

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Measuring IntelligenceAptitude Test Stanford-Binet TestThese are designed to

predict what a person can accomplish

Test that measures skills such as judgment comprehension, and reasoning.

The Wechsler Intelligence ScaleThis test measures

intelligence in:

Adults 16 – 89Children 6 – 16Preschool and

primary grades 3-7

Critical Thinking SkillsCritical thinkers are Intellectually curiousCritical thinkers are open mindedCritical thinkers know how avoid “Red Herrings”Critical thinkers know how to use anecdotes effectivelyCritical thinkers learn to handle confusionCritical thinkers are able to control emotionCritical thinkers are sensitive to the needs of othersCritical thinkers can distinguish between the truth an one they believe to be trueCritical thinkers know when to admit to not knowing somethingCritical thinkers seek dialogical approach to the process of argument