Pakistan Studies Lecture 2 by Dr Touqeer Nasir Introduction to Critical Thinking.pdf

Critical Thinking by Dr Touqeer Nasir. Dr Touqeer Nasir. Muhammad Touqeer Akhter Nasir. Pakistan Studies. Area Study. Pakistan. DR TOUQEER. Thinking. Creative Thinking. Positive Thinking. Thinking. Politics of Pakistan. KPK. PAF-IAST. Pak-Austria Fachchuchule institute of science and technology. Haripur. Kot Najibullah. Hazara. Artificial intelligence. software engineering. pharmacy. computer science. civics. poplitical science.

1. Dr. Touqeer Nasir

2. Assistant Professor
DR. MUHAMMAD TOUQEER AKHTER NASIR
PhD Pakistan Studies, M.ED
[email protected], [email protected]
Dr. Touqeer Nasir

3. Recapitulate…
InthePreviouslecturewedefinedPakistanStudies,its
componentsandimportanceofPakistanStudies.Thissubjectnotonly
givesawarenessaboutPakistanbutitpromotesIslamicIdeologyand
Nationalism.PakistanStudiesisalsohelpfulinNTS,PCSandCSS
examinations.Itisbasicallystudyofspecificarea,itsculture,its
economy,itshistory,itslanguages,itsgeographyanditsenvironment.
Itdevelopsasenseofpatriotism,tolerance,citizenship,respectfor
culturaldiversityandreligiousharmony,loyaltyandloveforPakistan.
TherearemanyuniversitiesinPakistanwhichareawardingdegrees
fromgraduationtoPhDinPakistanStudies.Itisacompulsorysubject
fromclass9toGraduation,so,eachandeverystudentinPakistan
havetolearnthissubject.
Dr. Touqeer Nasir

4. Dr. Touqeer Nasir

5. What is critical Thinking?
CriticalThinkingisanabilitytoquestion,
toacknowledgeandtotestprevious
knowledge(Elbyaly&Elfeky,2023).Itis
anabilitytorecognizeambiguity,to
examineorevaluatetheprocessandfind
outwheretheproblemis?Criticalthinking
isawellinformedandtruthbased
judgmentoritisawellthoughtdecision.
Criticalthinkingisadvocatingyourideas
andpresentingtheminlogicalfashionand
makesdecisionsforbetterresults.

7. What is Thinking
What is Mathematics?
Why Sun is shining?
How can I improve myself?
Whenyouareaskingquestion,Congratulation,
youareTHINKING…ThisThinkingshouldbe
purposeful,meaningfulandreasonable.

8. Who is NOTthinking

10. I MUSTtell you first, what is not critical thinking?
Wrong
Idea
Bad
Idea
Useless
Tool

11. What is Critical Thinking?
Observe the thing, raise a question, identify the problem,
analyze the situation, evaluate it and then make a new
judgment based on strong arguments (Le, 2023)

12. Six components of Critical Thinking
First of all a person should be curious about a thing
which will compel you to think.
Raise a question
Observation should be impartial.
Analyze the situation logically.
There should be flexibility in student.
There should be strong reason for any decision.
(
Kamali
&
sorkhabi
, 2023)

14. Questionyour source of information
ThisbooksaysHaripurisat
number2ineducationscoreindex
amongallthedistrictsofPakistan.
•What? Isthis True?
•Howauthor can say
this?
•What is source?

15. Identify
Onthisstageyouhavetoselectthe
relevantsourcesofinformationwhichare
accurateandtrustworthy.
•SearchthewebsiteofElementaryand
SecondaryEducationKP.
•GotothewebsiteofEducationministry
•VisitDistrictEducationOfficetoget
accurateinformation.

16. Analyzesource and arguments
Todemonstrateyourcriticalthinkingthisis
yourfourthbutveryimportantstep,youare
supposedtoexamineandclarifyyoursources.
Atthisstageyouhavetoaccepttheargument
ofbookoryouhavetooppose.
Yourcomparisonshouldbefocused
Youshouldbeimpartial
Youshouldbeunbiased
Youshouldbeneutral

17. Evaluate the claims of the others
•Asacriticalthinker,youhavetoevaluate
argumentsandreasonswhichcanbuildyour
ownstatement.Bycontinuingtheexampleof
thisbook;
•YouhavetocomparetheEducationScoreIndex
•YoufoundthatDistrictHaripurwasat2in2018
butin2024Haripurisatposition4.
•Yoursources,DOEducationoffice,Official
websitesofESEandEducationMinistryare
authenticnowyoucanmakeyourown
statement.

18. Create yourown argument
Thisisthelaststage,justyouhavetoarrangeyour
evidences,yourclaimsorarguments.Youhaveto
classifythem.Nowyouhavetomakeyourown
statementthat,HaripurisNOTonthe2
nd
position
inEducationScoreIndexbutonthe4
th
position
accordingtothestatisticsof2024issuedby
relevantdepartments.Congratulationsyouarea
CriticalThinkernow.

19. Benefits of critical thinking at workplace
Learns
quickly
Solves
problem
Shows
creativity
Brings
meaning

20. Benefits of Critical Thinking in Daily Life
Helps in
making
strong
decisions
Makes
us a
good
citizen
Develops
good
thinking
skills

21. Characteristics of Critical Thinkers;
Better
Presenters
Decisions
Maker
Honest
Researcher
Problem
Solving
Better
Advocates
Creative

22. Point to ponder…
Ifthecriticalthinkingis
soimportantwhyun-
criticalthinkingisso
common?

23. What is critical thinking in Pakistan Studies
Thecriticalthinkerneedstobeinformed(versusill-
informed)inordertobeabletojudgebetweengood
andbad;rightandwrong;pertinent(relevant),non-
pertinent;applicable,non-applicable;constitutional,
un-constitutional;ethical,unethical;efficient,
inefficient;oppressive,progressive;etc.Nowjust
cometothepoliticsofPakistanandjudgethepolitical
partiesandtheirleadersonthegivenscale.

24. Biggest hurdles in critical thinking
Wishful Thinking
Group Centered Thinking
Self Centered Thinking
Believing
that I am
always
right.
Believing
that my
boss, my
teacher, my
leader or
my father is
always right
Its true
because
I like it
in this
way
(
Jamali
, Muhammad & Qureshi, 2021)

25. Reference websites for further study
http://jae-tech.com/index.php/jaet/index
https://i-jte.org/index.php/journal/article/view/415/126
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812041043
https://www.rit.edu/provost/sites/rit.edu.provost/files/docs/Developing%20a
%20Methodology%20for%20Teaching%20and%20Evaluating%20Critical%
20Thinking%20Skills%20in%20First-Year%20Engineering%20Students.pdf
http://www.wiete.com.au/journals/GJEE/Publish/vol21no1/04-Avsec-S.pdf
http://www.wiete.com.au/journals/GJEE/Publish/vol21no1/04-Avsec-S.pdf
Dr. Touqeer Nasir

26. Bibliography
Elbyaly,M.Y.H.,&Elfeky,A.I.M.(2023).TheImpactofProblem-Solving
ProgramsInDevelopingCriticalThinkingSkills.EuropeanChemical
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Le,M.H.(2023).TheApplicationofCriticalThinkingtoShortStoryAnalysis:
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Education,3(2),60-75.
Kamali,H.,YamaniDoziSorkhabi,M.,&Rezaezadeh,M.(2023).Analysisof
classroommanagementcomponentsbasedoncriticalthinkingfromthe
viewpointsofstudentsandfacultymembersofShahidBeheshti
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Education,23(4),1-26.
Jamil,M.,Muhammad,Y.,&Qureshi,N.(2021).Criticalthinkingskills
development:Secondaryschoolscienceteachers’perceptionsand
practices.sjesr,4(2),21-30.

27. Next Topics
Arrival of Muslims
Arrival of British
Decline in Muslim rule

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