reflective judgment introduction
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The Reflective Judgment Model by Pat King and Karen Kitchener describes epistemological development and reflects a special type of adult cognitive development. This development is vital for informed decision-making and for an educated citizenryTRANSCRIPT
Reflective Judgmentby Pat King and Karen Kitchener
slides by Bill Garris, Ph.D.
What it is.Why it matters.
(Simplified Version)
Reflective Judgmentwhen you
think carefully about what makes
information trueish!Bill Garris, Ph.D.
Reflective Judgmentinvolves overlapping skills
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Reflective Judgment
...examine it more closely...
Bill Garris, [email protected]
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Reflective Judgment
Recognizing the limits (uncertainty) of knowledge and yet being able to
construct a reasonable knowledge claim or solving a problem with a defensible solution, all the while holding this view tentatively and
recognizing that with better tools or a different perspective that the truth of
the situation may change.
King and Kitchener found that as people thought about what made something true, they tended to make one of three
attributions about information.
Reflective Judgment Model (three stages describing views of “truth,” grossly simplified)
It is true - Absolute!
Truth is relative; it’s opinion
“Truth” depends upon the quality of evidence and reasoning
Reflective Judgment Model with the names of the King and Kitchener stages
Pre-reflective It is true - Absolute!
Quasi-reflective it’s opinion
Reflective judgment “Truth” depends upon the quality of evidence and reasoning
As a teacher, how do you get students from
? Pre-reflective absolutism
Reflective Judgment
Age
Higher Education
Respect where people are developmentally
Use your discipline’s ill-structured problems in teaching
Challenge and Support students both Cognitively and Emotionally
Foster an environment that supports thoughtful analysis and discourse
Pre-reflective absolutism
Reflective Judgment
(King & Kitchener, 1994)
Reflective Judgment
Why it matters.
Reflective Judgment is to information...
as taste buds are to identifying good (and
non-toxic) foods
While we may not get a perfect screen for
“truth,” we at least progress toward a more
sophisticated and discerning palate.
What if we eat
bad food
What if we think with bad
information
We MAKE DECISIONS
using information
We SOLVE
PROBLEMS using information
What if your information was bad...
And you didn’t even
know?
...information was bad...
And you didn’t even
know it?
didn’t even know...
Reflective Judgment
Know why you believe what you believe
Reflective Judgment
Think. Better.
Take positions based on evidence, not authority or blind trust.
King, P,. & Kitchener, K. (1994). Developing reflective judgment: Understanding and promoting intellectual growth and critical thinking in adolescents and adults. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
For faculty development on
reflective judgment (epistemological development that is linked to the Perry Model)
or
critical thinking drawing from the six skills identified in the 1990 APA Delphi Report
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