APA: puposeful, self-regulatory judgement which results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference, as well as explanation of the evidential, conceptual, mehtological, critieriological, or contextual considerations upon which that judgement is based

CT is essential as a tool of inquiry. As such, CT is a liberating force in education and a powerful resource in one's personal and civic life. while not synonymous with good thinking, CT is a pervasie and self-rectifying human phenomenon

ideal critical thinker: habitually inquisitive, well-informed, trustful of reason, open-minded, fle*ble, far-minded in evaluation, honest in facing personal biases, prudent in making judgement, willing to reconsider, clear about issues, oerderly in complext matters, diligent in seeking relevant information, reasonalbe in the selection of criteria, focused in inquiry, and persistent in seeking results which are as precise as the subject and the circumstance of inquiry permit.

developing ct skills with nurturing those dispositons which consistently yield useful insights and which are the basis of a rational and democratic society

识记-理解-应用-分析-评价-创造