Synthesis Critical Thinking

Synthesis is intergraded throughout critical thinking. Of the three necessary learner tasks listed above, none effectively happen without synthesis. During the dissertation process, doctoral learners evaluate empirical articles for topic usefulness and interpret data to determine outcomes, gaps, trends and questions to make substantive contributions to their chosen field (Kelly, 2014; Smith, 2015). This means doctoral learners must consistently question the relevance of various readings, including how, if at all, their cultural or personal belief system may cause bias in the interpretation of said material. “Critical thinking thus demands courage, honesty, resolve, and restraint —a catalog of virtues summed up since ancient times as character