CCTST Self-Regulation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student realizes mid-essay that her thesis is poorly supported. What self-regulatory action best reflects critical thinking?
- Continue writing to meet the deadline without changes
- Revise the thesis and restructure supporting arguments (Correct answer)
- Ask the teacher to extend the deadline
- Submit the essay and address weaknesses in the conclusion
Correct answer: Revise the thesis and restructure supporting arguments
Self-regulation involves detecting errors in one's own reasoning and correcting course, even mid-process.
Question 2: Which behavior best demonstrates the self-regulatory skill of 'self-examination'?
- Comparing your score to classmates' scores
- Asking a peer to review your work
- Questioning whether your personal biases influenced your conclusion (Correct answer)
- Reviewing the rubric after receiving a grade
Correct answer: Questioning whether your personal biases influenced your conclusion
Self-examination involves scrutinizing one's own reasoning process for bias and assumptions.
Question 3: On the CCTST, self-regulation is most closely tied to which other disposition?
- Inquisitiveness
- Truth-seeking
- Analyticity
- Open-mindedness (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Open-mindedness
Open-mindedness and self-regulation both require willingness to revise conclusions when evidence warrants it.
Question 4: A researcher publishes findings but later discovers a methodological flaw. Self-regulation would prompt the researcher to:
- Defend the original findings to protect credibility
- Publish a correction acknowledging the flaw (Correct answer)
- Avoid further research in that area
- Wait to see if others notice the flaw
Correct answer: Publish a correction acknowledging the flaw
Self-regulating thinkers acknowledge errors and correct the record rather than defending flawed conclusions.
Question 5: Which scenario shows a failure of self-regulation in reasoning?
- Changing your conclusion after finding new evidence
- Submitting work without reviewing it for logical consistency (Correct answer)
- Seeking feedback before finalizing a decision
- Pausing to reconsider an initial assumption
Correct answer: Submitting work without reviewing it for logical consistency
Failing to review one's reasoning for consistency represents an absence of self-regulatory monitoring.
Question 6: In the CCTST framework, 'self-correction' refers to:
- Correcting grammatical errors in writing
- Adjusting reasoning or conclusions based on self-evaluation (Correct answer)
- Accepting feedback from an external evaluator
- Repeating a flawed process until it succeeds
Correct answer: Adjusting reasoning or conclusions based on self-evaluation
Self-correction is the action component of self-regulation: revising one's reasoning when monitoring reveals errors.
Question 7: A critical thinker who regularly asks 'Did I consider all relevant perspectives?' is practicing:
- Deductive validation
- Metacognitive self-monitoring (Correct answer)
- Inductive generalization
- Analogical reasoning
Correct answer: Metacognitive self-monitoring
Metacognitive self-monitoring—thinking about one's own thinking—is the core mechanism of self-regulation.
CCTST Self-Regulation 2
A student realizes mid-essay that her thesis is poorly supported.
What self-regulatory action best reflects critical thinking?