nd evaluation of data.
Instead of passive process where one reaches conclusions naturally without
the aid or involvement of his or her own intellectual faculties, an active
process is one where a person participates completely in the evaluation of
information in order to reach impartial objective results.
Dewey's definition inspired many similar definitions, however each time
thinkers tried to make some additions to the original definition. Chance
(1996) simplified the earlier definitions of critical thinking and narrowed
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