Perspectives On Critical Thinking

Author : John C. Sanders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Critical thinking
ISBN : 1536196215

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"This book consists of seven chapters, each providing a different point of view on the topic of critical thinking, which is defined as the analysis of facts to form a judgment. Chapter One aims to develop a method for improving students' critical thinking skills using cooperative learning. Chapter Two focuses on an education program designed to develop students' creativity and critical thinking skills and the impact this program had on teachers in Portuguese public schools. Chapter Three discusses the methods of teaching critical thinking that are most suitable for the Russian educational community. Chapter Four analyzes the importance of critical thinking skills for fighting misinformation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, around which many unscientific rumors and conspiracy theories are propagated alongside truthful information. Chapter Five also concerns the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in connection with the natural human bias towards optimism and how this bias distorts risk assessment in health-related decisions but also provides a sense of control and hope. Chapter Six discusses how teachers can leverage Donald Trump's proclivity towards manipulative rhetoric, glaring fallacies, and conspiracy theories for teaching critical thinking skills, as well as the potential pitfalls of doing so. Finally, Chapter Seven aims to rethink Essential Learning Outcomes by examining what skills are valued by employers and proposes a strategy of cross-listing courses to facilitate skill acquisition across disciplines"--

Author : Danny K. Weil,Holly Kathleen Anderson
Publisher : Counterpoints
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : UVA:X004395497

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Perspectives in Critical Thinking by Danny K. Weil,Holly Kathleen Anderson Pdf

Annotation A diverse group of educators in grade school to university level teaching posts, as well as community activists, PhD students, and researchers, discuss methods, concepts, and tools for teaching critical thinking skills, from learning to reason dialectically to using a journal to develop critical thinking skills in the classroom. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Author : Christopher P. Dwyer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107142848

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Critical Thinking by Christopher P. Dwyer Pdf

This book discusses a modern conceptualisation of critical thinking - one that is commensurate with the exponential increase in the annual output of knowledge.

Author : Daniel Fasko
Publisher : Hampton Press (NJ)
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015056212296

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Critical Thinking and Reasoning by Daniel Fasko Pdf

THE CHAPTERS and discussions in the volume integrate the various perspectives on critical thinking and stimulate new thinking about thinking. Chapters in the first section present several issues that concern critical thinking, and discuss the lack of core concepts and structures in the field of teaching and critical thinking. Chapter 4 describes Sternberg's theory on how people think. The next three chapters focus on the learning and development of critical thinking and reasoning. Chapters 10 to 12 focus on the teaching of critical thinking, and Chapters 14 though 16 focus on the assessment of critical thinking. The epilogue discusses neglected issues in critical thinking.

Author : Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1793510059

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Learning Critical Thinking Skills Beyond the 21st Century For Multidisciplinary Courses by Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite Pdf

Featuring contributed chapters written by experts within the field, Learning Critical Thinking Skills Beyond the 21st Century for Multidisciplinary Courses: A Human Rights Perspective in Education provides readers with various perspectives regarding the intersection of education, human rights, and critical thinking. The text integrates strategies and best practices that support equitable education, elevate human rights, and pave the way for a better future. The text is divided into four modules. In Module 1, readers learn about the history and evolution of human rights, how students can integrate language arts and human rights into STEM/STEAM subjects, and how critical teaching and social justice teaching can increase students' involvement and understanding. Module 2 features scholarship on leadership and inclusion in cross-cultural and multidisciplinary critical thinking, field theory as a means to analyze the social world critically, and the need across the disciplines for high-quality critical thinking. In Module 3, chapters speak to the critical nature of cultural learning and individual life experience in the quest for sustainability, the dynamics of cultural encounters, the correlation between art and mathematics from an instructional aspect, and how digital storytelling can foster greater academic literacy. The final module features chapters on humanistic literacy, strategies to enhance global literacy, and critical and cultural literacy.

Author : Michael F. Shaughnessy
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Critical thinking
ISBN : 162948797X

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Critical Thinking and Higher Order Thinking by Michael F. Shaughnessy Pdf

Are we really serious about critical thinking? Are we really serious about higher order thinking? And are we serious about teaching students to think? And to evaluate, integrate, synthesise, compare and contrast? Some would say yes and some would say no, and others would hedge their bets and provide a long diffuse answer which rambles and circumvents the issue. Critical thinking is much like the weather; people talk about it, but very few people do anything about it. However, the authors of this edited book are out in the field, in classrooms, colleges, universities and libraries across the world trying to enhance critical thinking, promote it and assess and measure its growth and development.

Author : Amy Baldwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1951693167

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College Success by Amy Baldwin Pdf

Author : Andrew Burton,John Radford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12
Category : Thought and thinking
ISBN : 1032394161

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Thinking in Perspective by Andrew Burton,John Radford Pdf

Originally published in 1978, the main task of this book was to consider the psychology of thinking in relation to the various perspectives from which thought processes were studied at the time. It provided an up-to-date and critical evaluation of current experimental studies of thinking organized within a framework which reflects the separate theoretical orientations and methodologies through which these investigations are carried out. This approach will help the reader to become aware of the complex relationship between the theoretical orientations, the problems selected for investigation and the methods used for studying them. An important underlying theme of the book concerns the relationship between the activities of the thinker and the demands of his environment. As far as is known, this was the only textbook on thinking to deal with the subject matter specifically in terms of theoretical approaches and methods of investigation at the time.

Author : Johnny C. Go
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351016612

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Religious Education from a Critical Realist Perspective by Johnny C. Go Pdf

This book examines the possibility and necessity of critical thinking in religious education through the lenses of critical realism and the Christian doctrine of sensus fidei (‘sense of faith’). Drawing on Bhaskar’s original critical realism and data from a survey of over a thousand teachers in the Philippines, the author argues for a view of critical thinking based on components of ‘disposition’ and ‘competence’. As such, critical thinking becomes the expression of a commitment to judgemental rationality and, in a Christian religious education, is guided by the individual’s sensus fidei. A philosophical and theological discussion of the process of coming to know in the religious domain, Religious Education from a Critical Realist Perspective also offers concrete recommendations on how to promote the practice of religious critical thinking in confessional religious education classrooms. As such, it will appeal to scholars of philosophy, theology and pedagogy with interests in religious education and curriculum development.

Author : Kerry S. Walters
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0791420957

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Re-Thinking Reason by Kerry S. Walters Pdf

Challenges the widespread assumption that good thinking is logical thinking and that college students should learn better after taking a course in critical thinking. The 14 contributors argue for, and provide, a richer model of thinking that acknowledges the importance of faculties traditionally downplayed or discouraged. Addressed to educators. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Christopher P. Dwyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Critical thinking
ISBN : 1108161243

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Critical Thinking by Christopher P. Dwyer Pdf

Dwyer's book is unique and distinctive as it presents and discusses a modern conceptualization of critical thinking – one that is commensurate with the exponential increase in the annual output of knowledge. The abilities of navigating new knowledge outputs, engaging in enquiry and constructively solving problems are not only important in academic contexts, but are also essential life skills. Specifically, the book provides a modern, detailed, accessible and integrative model of critical thinking that accounts for critical thinking sub-skills and real-world applications; and is commensurate with the standards of twenty-first-century knowledge. The book provides both opportunities to learn and apply these skills through a series of exercises, as well as guidelines on how critical thinking can be developed and practised, in light of existing psychological research, which can be used to enhance the experience of critical thinking training and facilitate gains in critical thinking ability.

Author : Gary James Jason
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781770488328

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The Critical Thinking Book by Gary James Jason Pdf

The Critical Thinking Book covers not only standard topics such as definitions, fallacies, and argument identification, but also other pertinent themes such as consumer choice in a market economy and political choice in a representative democracy. Interesting historical asides are included throughout, as are images, diagrams, and reflective questions. A wealth of exercises is provided, both within the text and on a supplemental website for instructors.

Author : Gerard Gibson
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Critical thinking
ISBN : 1634843495

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Critical Thinking by Gerard Gibson Pdf

Critical thinking, being a general competency, is usable in different professions and areas of human life. In most professions, the crucial ability is to be capable of problem-solving and decision-making. If one needs to make a decision, it is the critical thinking aspect that is most helpful in making the right decision. Nowadays, much more important than to know how to find information is the ability to meaningfully process it. Critical thinking includes higher-order cognitive operations, such as interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation and self-regulation. The authors of this book examine the theories, methods and challenges of critical thinking and its applications in the real world.

Author : Jonathan D. Raskin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781137547170

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Abnormal Psychology by Jonathan D. Raskin Pdf

Giving an overview of different approaches to the assessment and treatment of psychological disorders, this textbook retains important diagnostic perspectives, including the DSM-5, ICD-10, ICD-11 and PDM. It also widens the scope of coverage beyond mainstream psychiatric models to include psychological, biological, historical, sociocultural and therapeutic approaches. Contemporary and well-balanced, this book provides an even-handed and holistic foundation, allowing students to develop a strong critical mindset while retaining a robust research-driven orientation. Abnormal Psychology: Contrasting Perspectives: - features an innovative structure organized by presenting problem, examining each in a broad context of traditional psychiatric and alternative approaches - is grounded in lived experience of disorder: shining a spot-light on service-users through 'Case Examples' scenarios and 'Lived Experience' perspective pieces - supports student learning and critical thinking through engaging 'Controversial Question', 'Try it Yourself' and 'In Depth' - is supported by an impressive online support features including lecture slides, a test bank, instructor manual, student study guide, multiple choice self-test quizzes, flashcard activities and more. This book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduates students on abnormal psychology, psychopathology, mental health or clinical psychology courses. Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/abnormal-psychology. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

Author : M. Davies,R. Barnett
Publisher : Springer
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137378057

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The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education by M. Davies,R. Barnett Pdf

The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education provides a single compendium on the nature, function, and applications of critical thinking. This book brings together the work of top researchers on critical thinking worldwide, covering questions of definition, pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, research, policy, and application.