Important Problem: Healthcare
Example Important Problem: Ocean Pollution
Critical Thinking Domain of Thinking Intellectual Fact, Preference, or
Question Standard/Element of Judgment
Thought
Example: What is the Ecology The intellectual standard Fact
leading cause of related to this question is
pollution in the world’s clarity because in order to
oceans and its impact understand why the
on ocean life? oceans are polluted, it is
important to be specific
about what is polluting
them. The element of
thought would be
information since the data
and facts of what causes
ocean pollution would
lead to further ecological
questions about when
enough data is
understood, and the goal
of cleaning them up can be
formed.
1. How does the Social Intellectual standard Fact
healthcare related to the question is
system in the precision because
US compares specific details about
to those of how healthcare in
developed developed countries
countries? compare to healthcare in
the US in order to better
measure the status of our
system. The element of
thought followed was
information since data
and facts would have to
be obtain in order to
compare US healthcare
system with those of
developed countries with
robust healthcare
systems
2. What can be economics The intellectual standard Judgment
done in our applied to this question