1. I intend to start a research project on assessing some Arabic academic research on literary criticism, based on critical thinking requirements. Is there any rubric for assessing research based on critical thinking? If so, please provide it with me. If not, what is your recommendation?
2. If anyone interested in a joint research project for setting a rubric for such an issue, please contact me.
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Thank you very much, Rodolfo! I really appreciate your valuable answer.
From the linguistic point of view, you might consider orthography, vocabulary complexity, and punctuation. For evaluating criticism you could consider the efficient use of transition words and how complex the structures are (here you might check the evaluation rubrics of international b2 exams for the written/spoken sections).
Checking sites to create automatic rubrics like http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ or https://rubric-maker.com/ might give you more ideas.
For language complexity in English, you can use http://www.roadtogrammar.com/textanalysis/
Additionally, you might check if the rubrics are helping them improve if they feel comfortable (some well-being scales could be useful but the project would become much more complex since their feelings could be related to other factors) and also, if they feel the rubrics are helping them.
Thani you very much for your valuable answer, Cesar. I appreciate it.
What is critical thinking?
It is the ability to think clearly and rationally, and to understand the logical relationship between ideas. That is, the ability to engage in independent reflective thinking. Critical thinking has been the subject of many discussions and ideas since the time of the first Greek philosophers such as: Plato and Socrates; It continued into modern times.
Critical thinking requires the ability to use logic, so that a person is an active learner, not a passive recipient of information.
Do we need critical thinking today?
Critical thinking in the world of digital technology, the tremendous speed in the transmission of information and news, and the great openness between countries, cultures, and people - has become a major necessity to keep pace with the times, as the parrot memorization technique no longer finds use in a world based on creativity and the link between information and conclusion.
Are cash controls?
It is not permissible for the criticism to be random, but it must have controls and conditions, including:
1. Good intention:
A person should have his intention in criticism purely for the sake of God, and he should seek progress and reform, and not take revenge on opponents and mock them.
2. Criticize ideas, not people.
A person should stay away from personalization, as what matters is showing a defect in a specific idea and working to fix it systematically, and the purpose is not to defame people.
3. Avoiding criticism in certain cases:
When you realize that your criticism of a topic will not achieve the purpose required of it, and will only lead to more controversy, then it is better not to criticize. On the other hand, when the topic is not worth the stressful process of criticism, such as: watching a movie, reading a book, or reading poetry; The use of cash loses the pleasure in such cases.
4. Receipt of cash in the form of tip:
The method of delivering criticism is of great importance, as we are a people who personalize things, and belong to their ideas in an exaggerated way. When someone criticizes an idea of ours, we feel that he is criticizing us personally, and we suffer greatly for that. Therefore, you should criticize in a tactful way, in the form of advice, and in return, accept any criticism that reaches you as advice.
Read also: How to deal with criticism, accepting feedback with open arms
5. View cash as a gift.
The first person to criticize you is "you"; So always watch and criticize your thoughts, and don't get dragged into the "ego"; Because then you will use criticism in its worst form, and you will not respect others, and you will mock their information, and you will not achieve the lofty goal of it.
