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Frame of Reference Linda Banh Gedetch Brown Lisa Catlett Nau Moreno

Frame of reference as a barrier to critical thinking • Limits amount of knowledge needed to make a reasoned judgement • Decisions are made before all aspects of the situation are clear and represented • Beliefs are not thoroughly researched

What is Frame of Reference? •Belief Structure •Perception of the World •Communication Mediums

What do you think of: • CSUF • Good Friday • Police Officers

Part of a picture only tells part of the story • Expand your scope of vision • Get the “behind the scenes detail” • Realize what makes up the whole story may be unseen or untouchable

What you see is not always what you get

Examples of frame of reference • • • • • • •

The way we were raised Our geographic location Religion Education Culture Our perspective of the world Media

Ways to Alleviate A Limited Frame of Reference • • • • • • • •

Your world is not the only world Curiosity: Continually seek knowledge Willingness to listen and understand others Place yourself in someone else’s shoes Understand that nobody knows everything Recognize that life is a learning process Attempt to answer your own questions by research Do not assume anything you don’t understand

Summary • Frame of reference is the way a person perceives the world and their surroundings • Frame of reference comes from: parents, teachers, experiences,

• A limited frame of reference is a barrier to critical thinking • It is important to increase one’s frame of reference in order to be a successful critical thinker

Summary • Steps to alleviating a limited frame of reference • recognize that frame of reference exists • continue to evaluate our beliefs by acquiring new information

Quiz 1. What is a frame of reference? 2. Is it good to limit our frame of reference? 3. What does one’s frame of reference consist of (name 3 examples)? 4. Should we increase or decrease one’s frame of reference in order to be a critical thinker? 5. Name 2 steps in alleviating this obstacle to critical thinking. Bonus: True or False By experiencing life with curiosity and expanding our palate of knowledge, our frame of reference will enlarge.

Answers 1. The way a person perceives the world and their surroundings 2. No, it does not allow us to draw a reasoned judgement. 3. Teachers, Parents, Education, Media, Culture, Experiences, Geographic location 4. Increase 5. Recognize that Frame of Reference exists and Continue to evaluate your beliefs by research Bonus: True

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