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Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is a fundamental career skill these days, where we are overwhelmed with information, and have to decide what is accurate, and what is not. Simply, people with critical thinking skills are more valuable to an employer than those who lack those skills. This section is about thinking critically.
Critical Thinking Through Re-Writing Comics
By John Pereira - If you are unfamiliar with the concept of critical thinking you will be interested in reading this article. According to the author, "Take a non-linear story in a picture-word format, and ask your students to re-write it in as linear a way as is possible, and, what do we get? An exercise in critical thinking." Two good examples of this transformation are provided. (Added: 27-Sep-2006 Hits: 820 )Incorporating Critical Thinking Skills Development into ESL/EFL Courses
By Andy Halvorsen - Critical thinking is not an easy concept to define as it can mean quite different things to different people in different contexts and cultures. This article is intended to help teachers who are interested in developing and encouraging critical thought in their language classrooms. (Added: 27-Sep-2006 Hits: 891 )The Critical Thinking Company - Articles
By Robert H. Ennis - Assuming that critical thinking is reasonable reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe or do, this article breaks down critical thinking into very specific sub-components. Excellent. (Added: 6-Oct-2003 Hits: 3063 )Accentuating the Positive in Critical Thinking
By Robert H. Ennis - In his interesting and stimulating paper, Peter Carbone argues that political empowerment of parents, which is a goal for both conservatives and many in the new left, is incompatible with the goal of critical thinking, which also is a goal at least for many in the new left. In order to sustain this point, he takes a strong sense of critical thinking, to use Richard Paul's term, and cites a number of instances of parental opposition... (Added: 17-Nov-2003 Hits: 1904 )Becoming a Critic Of Your Thinking
By na - There is nothing more practical than sound thinking. No matter what your circumstance or goals, no matter where you are, or what problems you face, you are better off if your thinking is skilled. As a manager, leader, employee, citizen, lover, friend, parent — in every realm and situation of your life — good thinking pays off. Poor thinking, in turn, inevitably causes problems, wastes time and energy, engenders frustration and pain. We all have multiple choices to make. We need the best information to make the best choices. new (Added: 5-Dec-2011 Hits: 0 )Scientific American: Baloney Detection -- How to draw boundaries between science and pseudoscience, Part I
By Michael Shermer - I then explain that we need to check things out for ourselves and, short of that, at least to ask basic questions that get to the heart of the validity of any claim. This is what I call baloney detection, in deference to Carl Sagan, who coined the phrase "Baloney Detection Kit." To detect baloney--that is, to help discriminate between science and pseudoscience--I suggest 10 questions to ask when encountering any claim (Added: 6-Oct-2003 Hits: 1612 )Defining Critical Thinking
By na - Critical thinking is a rich concept that has been developing throughout the past 2500 years. The term "critical thinking" has its roots in the mid-late 20th century. We offer here overlapping definitions, together which form a substantive, transdisciplinary conception of critical thinking. new (Added: 5-Dec-2011 Hits: 67 )Critical Thinking Skills Dimensions
By NA - Paul, Binker, Jensen, and Kreklau (1990) have developed a list of 35 dimensions of critical thought. They are listed here. (Added: 5-Aug-2003 Hits: 2641 )| Library Home Page |
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