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term REASONING
definition Any use of logic and quasi-logical strategies for argumentation, including applications in instruction and discourse analysis
potluck thinking, critical thinking, reason, logic, logical, reflection, reflecting
as distinct from LOGIC / LOGICAL, related to inquiry into the valid grounds for inference, whether the logic so invoked is formal, informal, or quasi; or relationship that can be deemed inferential between or among discourse parts (e.g., between cohesive elements, or parts of an argument). CRITICAL-THINKING, systematic use of reflection and logic to question and better experience and received knowledge; academic instruction and programs designed to foster such thinking in student work. IDEAS, a loose term roughly pointing to the presence of conceptual thought in the content of a piece or genre of discourse, as opposed to mere description, explanation, narration, or effects purely of style--often with an added implication that the ideas are more than trite and conventional.
term PROBLEM-SOLVING
definition A central function in higher-order discursive skills, involving location of an undesirable situation, understanding of its causes, consideration of alternative situations, imagination of alternative outcomes, choice and application of chosen solution
potluck problem solving, solution, critical-thinking, critical thinking, problem solve, problem-solve
as distinct from CRITICAL-THINKING, systematic use of reflection and logic to question and better experience and received knowledge. REASONING, use of logic and quasi-logical strategies for argumentation.
term HIGHER-ORDER
definition Discussion of processes of thinking that are deemed more complex, more difficult, more mature, more sophisticated, etc, for instance evaluation over comprehension (Benjamin Bloom, et al., 1956)
potluck higher order thinking, higher order cognition, critical-thinking, critical thinking
as distinct from CRITICAL-THINKING, systematic use of reflection and logic to question and better experience and received knowledge.
term DETAIL
definition Content of writing that is concrete, exact, and specific, usually with the notion that such content is necessary to support some abstract point, but occasionally with the caution that instructional emphasis on detail may draw novice students away from critical thinking (Richard Ohmann, 1979)
potluck specific, detail, details, exactness, concreteness, specifications, precision, preciseness
as distinct from SPECIFICITY / SPECIFICS, Rhetorically, providing precise details (SPECIFICITY / SPECIFICS and DETAIL overlap).
term CRITICAL-THINKING
definition Systematic use of reflection and logic to question and better experience and received knowledge
potluck critical thinking, reasoning, reflective thinking, questioning
as distinct from CRITICAL-LITERACY, knowledge that will allow the user to critique discursive practices, in part to avoid being a victim of them (Paulo Freire, 1970). CRITICAL-READING, instruction training student to read with discrimination, especially to see the ways writers manipulate readers (as in advertising and politics). HIGHER-ORDER, discussion of processes of thinking that are deemed more complex, more difficult, more mature, more sophisticated, etc, for instance evaluation over comprehension (Benjamin Bloom, et al., 1956). REASONING, any use of logic and quasi-logical strategies for argumentation, including applications in instruction and discourse analysis. LOGIC / LOGICAL, related to inquiry into the valid grounds for inference, whether the logic so invoked is formal, informal, or quasi; or relationship that can be deemed inferential between or among discourse parts (e.g., between cohesive elements, or parts of an argument). IDEAS, a loose term roughly pointing to the presence of conceptual thought in the content of a piece or genre of discourse, as opposed to mere description, explanation, narration, or effects purely of style--often with an added implication that the ideas are more than trite and conventional. CREATIVE-THINKING, pedagogy and practice of composition and communication courses that encourage creativity of though, for instance through bilateral reasoning, incubation, dream transcription, etc.--often in explicit contrast with CRITICAL-THINKING (Sharon Bailin, 1987). CRITICAL-ANALYSIS, a multivalent and loose term that can mean anything from critique of social discursive praxis to interpretation of pieces of literature--CompPile search follows the usage of the Record, which usually but not always refers to an academic or instructional task.
term ANALYTICAL WRITING ASSESSMENT
definition Or AWA (abbreviation not used), the section of the Graduate Management Admission Council's Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) that examines for impromptu writing proficiency and on-the-spot critical thinking, the 30-minute essay portion famously--or infamously--graded by computer beginning in 1999
potluck GMAT, AWA, Graduate Management Admission, machine scoring, automated essay scoring, assessment, testing
as distinct from MACHINE-SCORING, use of computer algorithms or digital software to rate, score, or grade extended pieces of writing, as with ETS's e-rater or Pearson Knowledge Technologies' Intelligence Essay Assessor.
term WPA OUTCOMES STATEMENT
definition Officially, The Writing Program Administrators Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition (Council of Writing Program Administrators, 1999), a list of 34 objectives for composition instruction for the first year of college, categorized into rhetorical knowledge; critical thinking, reading, and writing; processes; and knowledge of conventions, adopted by the WPA in 2000
potluck the Outcomes Statement
as distinct from
term CAAP
definition Or Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (abbreviation used), a set of six 40-minute standardized tests developed by ACT in 1990, covering reading, writing skills, essay writing (scored holistically), mathematics, science, and critical thinking, sometimes used by colleges in program validation
potluck College Assessment of Academic Proficiency
as distinct from

 

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