Maricopa Community Colleges  ENG080TS   19946-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
ENG080TS 19946-20086 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Thinking Skills
Emphasis on basic thinking and analytical skills required for success in academic courses, including understanding and applying the distinction between the general and the specific through comparison and classification, observing and synthesizing relevant information to draw conclusions, and the development and implementation of strategies for problem solving.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENG080TS   19946-20086 Thinking Skills
1. Identify the patterns in a series of shapes. (I)
2. List the similarities/differences among given items. (shapes, pictures, sentences, paragraphs, etc.) (I)
3. Identify the details of a given item. (I)
4. Compare the differences and similarities of given items. (I)
5. Given a general idea, supply additional items which provide a more detailed picture or description. (I)
6. List given items from general to specific and specific to general. (I)
7. Describe the details of a given problem. (II)
8. Describe the main features of a given problem. (II)
9. Develop relevant information from more than one problem into a broad unified problem. (II)
10. Synthesize revelant information from more than one problem into a broad unified problem. (II)
11. Given pictorial of verbal information, paraphrase or describe critical features. (II)
12. Select critical information and generate a conclusion. (II)
13. Analyze conclusions and generalizations and identify their strengths and weaknesses. (II)
14. For given information, develop supportable conclusions and generalizations. (II)
15. When given data, determine what information is not necessary to solve the problem and eliminate that data. (III)
16. List, in priority, the steps needed to solve a problem. (III)
17. Given a problem, develop and implement an efficient problem solving strategy. (III)
18. Given a problem, various facts and opinions of the problem and a solution, evaluate the solution for strengths and weaknesses. (III)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ENG080TS   19946-20086 Thinking Skills
    I. Comparing and Classifying Relationships
        A. Pattern Identification
          1. Part/Whole Distinctions
          2. Perceptual Variations
        B. Similarities and Differences
          1. Characteristic Attributes of Given Items
          2. Characteristic Attributes of More Than One Item
          3. Grouped Items
        C. Concept of Genral/Specific
          1. Significant Details
          2. Increased Detail
          3. Unnecessary Details
          4. Specific to General Order
          5. General to Specific Order
      II. Determining and Stating Significant Information
          A. Observing and Reporting
            1. Significant Details
            2. Eliciting Relevant Information
          B. Synthesizing Information
            1. Condensation of Relevant Information
            2. Combining Sources of Information
          C. Drawing Conclusions
            1. Selecting Evidence
            2. Making Generalizations
        III. Critical Thinking
            A. Analysis of Problem
              1. Assessing Evidence
              2. Forming Inquiries
            B. Problem Solving
              1. Developing a Strategy
              2. Implementing a Strategy
              3. Evaluating the Solution
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