Intellectual Character Dispositions
Ritchhart, R. (2002). Intellectual character: What it is, why it matters, and how to get it. John Wiley & Sons.
(1.) to be open-minded
being flexible,
considering and trying out new ideas,
generating alternative options and explanations,
looking beyond the given and expected.
looking at things from different perspectives, attitudinally as well as physically,
(2.) to be intellectual curiosity
finding the interesting and puzzling in the everyday, the mundane, and the ordinary, as well as in the unexpected.
looking for the unexpected,
comparing and contrasting situations,
probing the anomalies that emerge.
(3.) to be metacognitive
intellectual humility
explore thoughts about feelings
generate & maintain your own standards
be aware of thinking
evaluate actions
be aware of one's beliefs
(4.) to be truth seeking and understanding
weighing the evidence,
considering its validity,
looking for links between bits of evidence to build up a theory,
testing the theory by looking at counter-evidence and alternative explanations.
looking for connections,
exploring applications and consequences,
pushing ideas to the limits,
pulling ideas apart,
contrasting one idea with another
building explanations.
(5.) to be strategic
planful
anticipatory,
methodical
careful in our thinking
organize
direct
(6.) to be skepticism
probing below the surface of things
looking for proof and evidence
not accepting things at face value.
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