WGU C168 CRITICAL THINKING OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT MODULE 1 2026 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ A philosopher from Greece. He was considered to be the father of
classical philosophy
Answer: Socrates
◉ Student will describe the
Answer: Course challenge and objectives
◉ Students will define
Answer: Thinking
◉ Student will distinguish between _______ and ________
Answer: Creative thinking and critical thinking
◉ Students will define
Answer: Critical thinking
,◉ Students will identify and define
Answer: Critical thinking standards
◉ Students will describe ______ to critical thinking
Answer: Barriers
◉ Students will identify ______ of critical thinkers
Answer: Characteristics
◉ Students will discuss the _____ of critical thinking
Answer: Benefits
◉ Students will _____ critical thinking skills through various class
activities & assignments
Answer: Apply
◉ To better understand ______ and _________
Answer: Who I am and who I should want to be
◉ To better understand _____
Answer: What I believe
, ◉ To better understand ______ I believe what I do and be able to
_______ those beliefs using ________
Answer: Why; explain/defend; critical thinking skills
◉ By learning to ______
Answer: Listen and think critically
◉ "I think before I am"
Answer: Renee Descartes
◉ Father of modern philosophy
Answer: Rene Descartes
◉ Thinking is a _____ that we use to make sense of our world
Answer: Purposeful, organized, cognitive process,
◉ Broadly speaking there are two types of thinking:
Answer: Critical and creative
◉ _____ thinking involves the generation of ______ _____
Answer: Creative; new ideas
ASSESSMENT MODULE 1 2026 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ A philosopher from Greece. He was considered to be the father of
classical philosophy
Answer: Socrates
◉ Student will describe the
Answer: Course challenge and objectives
◉ Students will define
Answer: Thinking
◉ Student will distinguish between _______ and ________
Answer: Creative thinking and critical thinking
◉ Students will define
Answer: Critical thinking
,◉ Students will identify and define
Answer: Critical thinking standards
◉ Students will describe ______ to critical thinking
Answer: Barriers
◉ Students will identify ______ of critical thinkers
Answer: Characteristics
◉ Students will discuss the _____ of critical thinking
Answer: Benefits
◉ Students will _____ critical thinking skills through various class
activities & assignments
Answer: Apply
◉ To better understand ______ and _________
Answer: Who I am and who I should want to be
◉ To better understand _____
Answer: What I believe
, ◉ To better understand ______ I believe what I do and be able to
_______ those beliefs using ________
Answer: Why; explain/defend; critical thinking skills
◉ By learning to ______
Answer: Listen and think critically
◉ "I think before I am"
Answer: Renee Descartes
◉ Father of modern philosophy
Answer: Rene Descartes
◉ Thinking is a _____ that we use to make sense of our world
Answer: Purposeful, organized, cognitive process,
◉ Broadly speaking there are two types of thinking:
Answer: Critical and creative
◉ _____ thinking involves the generation of ______ _____
Answer: Creative; new ideas