41. Jun05_02 teaching how to teach critical thinking. College Student Journal, 33(2), 162171. Clark, D. (2004, January 16). Gains in critical thinking using online http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Jun_05/article02.htm

June 2005 Index Home Page Editor’s Note : Greg Walker applies critical thinking theory and practice to asynchronous online discussions. As with the Murchu and Muirhead article, he explains the importance of writing, vocabulary, and reflection, and activities such as questioning and role plays. He also explores the facilitator role and how this differs in asynchronous online as compare to traditional classroom activities. Critical Thinking in Asynchronous Discussions Greg Walker Critical thinking is a process that allows learners to gain new knowledge through problem solving and collaboration. It focuses on the process of learning rather than just attaining information. It involves discovering how to analyze, synthesize, make judgments, and create and apply new knowledge to real-world situations. Critical thinking is important in the learning process since it presents opportunities to learn through discovery. When learners think critically they become actively responsible for their own learning. This can be a liberating experience that often leads to wisdom, and not just the learning of new information. Strategies for Using Critical Thinking in Asynchronous Discussions Asynchronous discussions can be improved with the use of critical thinking strategies. Information needs to be clearly stated for learners to critically reflect upon, and review, at their own pace. Pre-established guidelines are needed to shape the use of critical thinking

42. Beyond Information Gathering Ø teach strategies for creative and critical thinking and. Ø actively involving the children in their learning. Joan Dalton(1985) “Adventures in thinking” http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/default.htm

Good research begins with a good question Teach strategies for creative and critical thinking Pose open ended questions and activities that invite curiosity, exploration and manipulation of ideas and materials across the curriculum "Dalton, 1985" The First Hook ~ Plagiarism Olympic Site Curing Read and Regurgitate Disease What is a Family? Plan thinking activity not just activity Actively involve students in their learning What does it mean to be an Aussie? Professional communities and pedagogy in action The Federation Web Quest Project Plan Thinking Units ... Site Overview This website has been developed to help teachers to:- pose open ended questions and activities that invite curiosity, exploration and manipulation of ideas and materials across the curriculum Ø expose students to creative individuals and their work Ø emphasize the production of ideas and products by children Ø teach strategies for creative and critical thinking and Ø actively involving the children in their learning.

43. SS Critical Thinking Coaching Winners How to teach critical thinking contributed by Bonnie Weaver Duldt, Ph.D., RN, Duldt Associates, Incorporated, Front Royal, Virginia . http://www.accd.edu/sac/history/keller/ACCDitg/SSCT.htm

Critical Thinking WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING? Consider several definitions: Critical thinkers: distinguish between fact and opinion; ask questions; make detailed observations; uncover assumptions and define their terms; and make assertions based on sound logic and solid evidence. Ellis, D. Becoming a Master Student Critical thinking is best understood as the ability of thinkers to take charge of their own thinking. This requires that they develop sound criteria and standards for analyzing and assessing their own thinking and routinely use those criteria and standards to improve its quality. Elder , L. and Paul, R. "Critical thinking: why we must transform our teaching." Journal of Developmental Education , Fall 1994. ATTRIBUTES OF A CRITICAL THINKER: asks pertinent questions assesses statements and arguments is able to admit a lack of understanding or information has a sense of curiosity is interested in finding new solutions is able to clearly define a set of criteria for analyzing ideas is willing to examine beliefs, assumptions, and opinions and weigh them against facts

44. 95.01.01: Detective Fiction: Focus On Critical Thinking “Research Says Literature CAN teach critical thinking” is an article in the November 1993 issue of The Education Direst. Robert Burroughs states that, http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1995/1/95.01.01.x.html

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Detective Fiction: Focus On Critical Thinking by Vanessa Clayton Contents of Curriculum Unit 95.01.01: Narrative Introduction Critical Thinking Skills Detective Fiction ... To Guide Entry The objectives of this curriculum unit are: -To motivate students and fully engage them in reading the crime fiction genre; -To develop and refine critical thinking skills in order to make the most out of the information and experiences that surround students in their daily lives; -To introduce the problem solving strategies inherent in investigating and solving a crime; and -To address issues of moral responsibility, race, gender, and the global community. Introduction Reading is a basic tool of learning, preparing students for life outside of school. If an individual can read adequately and develop a life-long love of reading, he/she will not only develop good language and communication skills, but also learn to solve problems effectively in everyday life. It is reading that promotes the essential cognitive development skills one must possess in order to succeed in adult life. Comprehension is the focal point of the reading process. Learning to comprehend involves relating vocabulary to experience; understanding ideas, concepts, and processes; recognizing relationships; making comparisons; drawing inferences; reflecting and interpreting; and reading between the lines. As these skills are mastered, comprehension occurs and leads to one being able to critically evaluate ideas, which is what is important in modern life. Also, as result of a better understanding of and the ability to decode what has been read, the student should begin to enjoy reading, no longer considering it just another difficult school subject, but something to do for pleasure, opening up new worlds, ideas and information that were once locked inside someone else’s imagination.

45. Critical Thinking Skills (for Education & Problem Solving) Why teach critical thinking? As explained in the pages above, critical thinking is essential for effective functioning in the modern world. http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/think/critical.htm

Critical Thinking the sections in this page are What is Critical Thinking? Characteristics of Critical Thinkers Why Teach Critical Thinking? Critical Thinking and Education ... The Ethics of Critical Thinking Critical = Evaluative To avoid misunderstanding, this page begins with a non-definition: critical thinking is not necessarily being "critical" and negative. In fact, it would be more accurate to call it evaluative thinking . The result of evaluation can range from positive to negative, from acceptance to rejection or anything in-between. Yes, critical evaluation can produce a glowing recommendation. On this page, for example, the quotes and links — which are recommended, but (as with all sources of information) should be used with an attitude of "critical thinking" evaluation — are the result of my own critical thinking. In productive thinking you generate ideas (by creativity) and evaluate ideas (by criticality). Although creativity occurs first in the process, in this website the areas are reversed, with critical thinking before creative thinking. Why? Because I think critical thinking is more important, since wise evaluation can prevent "creativity plus enthusiasm" from converting questionable ideas into unwise action. What is Critical Thinking?

46. Research And Critical Thinking If the role of education is to teach critical thinking, then teaching research should involve designing activities that ask students to look for evidence to http://home.comcast.net/~dboals1/think.html

Research and Critical Thinking Part of the History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers. Concept Mapping Web Site Evaluation Research Skills and Tools Search Tools and How to Use Them ... Critical Thinking and the Web Concept Mapping Inspiration Software, Inc Teacher's Diagrams Social Studies webs. Examples for teachers and students in various areas, as well as a well organized online totorial for the software. I liked the current events web! Trial version (active 30 days) available for evaluation and download (You can order a trial on CD aslo). Used for Concept maps, Diagrams, Prewriting, Plans and Webs. Inspiration Software: Sample Education Diagrams Concept mapping software. Currently offering samples of concept maps in social studies: Concurrent and reserved powers for the federal and state governments in the US, The Hero Cycle in US History, Current Events Web, US Civil War Timeline, Life in Ancient Sumer, The Rule of Napoleon III, Sample charge: " Create an interconnecting diagram to show the effects of different elements on the fabric of society in Ancient Sumer. Or create a simpler web that highlights the foreign, colonial and economic policies of a ruler like Napoleon III." The vendor recently added a link to a new book, Classroom Ideas Using Inspiration: For Teachers By Teachers with some excerps from the book online.

47. CAT Critical Thinking Coaching Winners How to teach critical thinking (B. Dult); Journals on critical thinking/Argument (CTOTW); On critical thinking (H. Brightman, http://www.cat.ilstu.edu/teaching_tips/critth.shtml

48.  TLC Teaching Tips teaching critical thinking Online University of Central Florida. teach Kids critical thinking Skills Want to help students excel in every area of the http://www.tlc.eku.edu/tips/critical_thinking/

@import url(http://www.eku.edu/includes7/advanced.css); @import url(http://www.tlc.eku.edu/includes/local.css); EKU Home President's Welcome A to Z Index Calendars ... Contact Us TLC Teaching Tips University Programs New Faculty Orientation Go Teaching Tips Active Learning Adult Learning Assignment Design Coping With Stress ... Others, Miscellaneous Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Instructional Design Hints: For instance If thinking or reasoning is thinking for a purpose, then am I designing my instruction so that students have to think through the purpose of what they are doing? How to Keep Your Students Thinking It also can mean that students learn more information than when the material is simply "covered" because they actively use it and have more chances to clear up confusion. There are some skills to do that... Teaching Critical Thinking Online University of Central Florida. Example of an exercise used to teach law school students to think, taking advantage of asynchronous learning for best results. Responding to and Facilitating the Query Process Actively engaging in critical thinking is at the heart of the questioning process. To foster this process, we must guide and support the learners' critical thinking. There are two basic types of critical thinking strategies: those that enhance the focusing of ideas and those that extend patterns of thought.

49. IUB Campus Writing Program Library: Articles On Critical Thinking Claims that teaching writing is teaching critical thinking. Discusses how not to teach critical thinking (as a set of technical skills without larger http://www.iub.edu/~cwp/lib/thkgbib.shtml

Campus Writing Program Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington Instructional Support Services Units Staff ... Home Franklin 008, 855-4928 Writing Tutorial Services , Ballantine 206, 855-6738 Search CWP Faculty Services Teaching Writing Assessing Writing Course, Assignment Design AI, Grader Training ... Course Development Grants Student Services Writing Tutorial Services Academic Support Centers Pamphlets Common Grading Symbols Resources CWP Library CWP Staff CWP Home Resources ... Library Articles on Critical Thinking Listed below are articles on this topic from the Campus Writing Program library. Short summaries and citations are provided when available. Allen, Robert D. "Intellectual Development and the Understanding of Science: Applications of William Perry's Theory to Science Teaching." Arons, Arnold B. "'Critical Thinking' and the Baccalaureate Curriculum." Baker, Paul J. "Learning Sociology and Assessing Critical Thinking" Bean, John.

50. CRITICAL THINKING AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING To foster critical thinking, it is not sufficient to simply have students work disciplines and explicitly teach features of critical thinking such as an http://sll.stanford.edu/projects/tomprof/newtomprof/postings/173.html

This is the archived SLL site. The Stanford Learning Lab completed its work in the spring of 2002. At its founding in early 2002, The Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning (SCIL) inherited the Learning Lab's core capabilities in technology development, educational program evaluation, and learning design and will continue to perform research in these areas. Tomorrow's Professor Msg.#173 CRITICAL THINKING AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING Folks: Regards, Rick Reis reis@stanford.edu UP NEXT: Response - Higher Education: The Vision [2015] 1,540 words CRITICAL THINKING AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING * Mental models * Discourse communities * Discipline communities * Perry's Scheme of Intellectual development OBJECTIVES In this chapter, Nelson provides an introduction to key aspects of the pedagogy of critical thinking and its relationship with collaborative learning. He develops three frameworks-existing mental models, differences between academic and discourse communities, and differences in the expectations of different disciplines-to illustrate why it is so hard for students to acquire critical thinking skills. He also presents collaborative learning approaches that faculty can use to circumvent these difficulties and help foster critical thinking. SUMMARY 1) Mental Models: 2) Discourse Communities: a) The reacculturation that college demands is not restricted to controversial topics like creationism or social roles, but is a part of all courses, even mathematics

51. Critical Thinking And The Realism/Anti-realism Debate Antirealists can and usually do teach critical thinking in a responsible manner. Anti-realists should teach critical thinking if and only if they http://pioneer.chula.ac.th/~hsoraj/web/CT.html

Critical Thinking and the Realism/Anti-realism Debate Soraj Hongladarom Department of Philosophy Chulalongkorn University I Much has been discussed about the virtues of epistemological realism and anti-realism, and their roles in defining and teaching critical thinking. Donald Hatcher argues that teachers have an obligation to teach critical thinking, but only in such a way that realism is presupposed. Hatcher urges us to embrace the realist epistemology and found teaching strategies on it. That is to say, the intellectual standard constitutive of critical thinking is predicated on the belief that truth is objectively 'out there' and is largely accessible (save occasions for fallibility, as Hatcher's 'fallibilistic' realism indicates). We can, conditions permitting, grasp the truth and, as the Greeks say, become one with reality. Hatcher contends that our goals in conducting epistemic activities is first and foremost to find that truth. The teacher's duty, in short, is to help students learn how to seek and grasp truth, how to come ultimately to know the truth which transcends boundaries of language, culture, or locality. On the other hand, Robert Sutton, an anti-realist, argues that "realism is in serious danger of falling into the pile of irrelevant Western ideas."

52. Critical Thinking Online Homepage Ordinarily, in the college course, these exercises would follow a series of several exercises over several weeks leading students through the different http://reach.ucf.edu/~aln/pyle/exercises.html

AAfPE Kansas City, October 16-18, 1997 Presenter: Ransford Pyle, University of Central Florida Introduction to Exercises Ordinarily, in the college course, these exercises would follow a series of several exercises over several weeks leading students through the different elements of a case brief, particularly emphasizing the distinction between fact and law. These exercises, which would be more elaborate in a formal course, require the students to go beyond categorization and apply higher-order mental processes to answer the questions. Two of the exercises are multiple-choice, which suggests somewhat incorrectly that there are 'correct answers'. The other two exercises are free response, which suggests, somewhat incorrectly that there are no 'incorrect answers'. Keep in mind that the exercises are designed for learning rather than grading. The Story Nora Radcliffe lives in Sunny City, Florida, a quiet suburb of Miami (this is a fictional story!) with her husband, Travis, a building contractor, her son, Itzak, and her daughter, YoYo. In addition to being a homemaker, Nora is a professional violinist with the Miami Symphony. Nora and Itzak have had a long-standing conflict over Itsak's penchant for rap music, which Itsak insists on playing at window-rattling volume. Nora has made a rule that Itsak may not play his music when Nora is in the house and there is a strict moratorium on such conduct in the afternoon, the time when Nora must practice for her concerts.

53. Resources In Applying Critical Thinking To Reading: critical reading involves teaching students to think while reading. For critical thinking to occur, students must be taught from a problemsolving http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/reading.htm

Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Project Resources in applying Critical Thinking to Reading: Not all students (or instructors) come to us ready to read in a Critical manner. By reading critically we do not mean that we are reading with eye toward picking apart what they read (like Siskel and Ebert), but rather that they are constantly thinking as they read "what point is the author trying to make?". instead of just trying to memorize what they are reading. Some resources to help in this regard are listed below. Contributed by:Barbara Fowler and Patty Illing at the Reading Center at Longview Community College, Debbie McCarty at Maple Woods, and Ron Taylor at the Eastern Jackson County campus. Resources include: Critical Reading aids Reviews of textbooks Other Web based resources including search engines. Powerpoint presentations on Critical Reading and Comprehension. Critical Reading Aids and articles: Bloom's Taxonomy of Critical Development " ,by Barbara Fowler (Longview CC) A concise synopsis of Bloom's Taxonomy. Critical Reading of Articles and Commenting on Them " created by RuthVilmi. A list of questions that students either alone or in pairs may use to increase critical reading ability in news articles.

54. NCTT - The National Center For Teaching Thinking February critical thinking Seminars News and Notes from the Director Important Links. National Center for Teaching thinking Summer Institute 2004 http://www.nctt.net/

Do you want to improve the critical thinking skills of your students? THIS WEBSITE PROVIDES YOU WITH: Information about specific activities conducted by NCTT during the next year. A means of registering for these activities electronically. Articles and sample lessons written by NCTT consultants and reflecting the work of NCTT trained teachers. A list of resources available via this website from NCTT on teaching thinking. It is our conviction at NCTT that all students can be taught in ways that bring out their natural capabilities as quality thinkers. We are dedicated to sharing with educators around the world examples of means and methods of doing so, and to helping educators implement these in their classrooms, courses, and programs. If you are one of those educators we invite you to explore this website. If you wish to contact us directly we will do our best to speak to your specific needs beyond what we provide here. Our email address is info@nctt.net

55. NCTT - The National Center For Teaching Thinking Language Arts, Problem Solving, Teaching critical Creative thinking in Language Arts Grade 3 4 by Robert J. Swartz, Traci Whipple, Gina Blaisdell, http://www.nctt.net/lessonsarticles.html

GO TO LESSONS GO TO ARTICLES LESSONS: Below are some great classroom tested lessons, which infuse Critical and Creative Thinking into content instruction. They have been selected from material that NCTT uses in its staff development work. These available lessons will be updated from time to time by the addition of new ones, so please check back periodically. What is infusion? ZIPPED VERSION PDF VERSION WEB PAGE Please note all information provided is reprinted from the lesson design handbook series on Infusing the Teaching of Critical and Creative Thinking into Content Instruction by Robert Swartz, Stephen David Fischer, and Sandra Parks. PLEASE READ: After listening to your needs, we have decided to offer our lessons as either a ZIP file, PDF file or in the form of a Web Page. The best way of viewing each lesson, is to choose the ZIP file and then open the actual file once it is downloaded to your computer. If you have any questions, please email us at: info@nctt.net

56. Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills emphasis on higher order thinking skills is wrong Teaching critical thinking through Environmental Education ERIC/SMEAC Environmental Education Digest http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/critical.htm

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) Critical Thinking Page which is part of the school library section. This page has general information, lesson plans and bibliographies to help educators interested in higher order thinking skills. You can search the ISLMC, use an index or sitemap General Sites Curriculum/Lesson Plans Bibliography General Sites National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking (NCECT) Philosophy; discussion of what critical thinking is. The Critical Thinking Consortium Resources for primary through college Critical Thinking Skills 35 dimensions of critical thinking, including affective and cognitive; from North Central Regional Educational Laboratory Research and Critical Thinking Part of the History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers. Concept mapping; web site evaluation; research skills and tools; search tools and how to use them; critical thinking and the web Focus on the Student: Designing Library Instruction for Critical Thinkers By Debra Jones, Cabrillo College. A learning module Justthink foundation A media literacy education organization for teachers, parents, children.

57. Georgia Critical Thinking Skills Program critical thinking and Technology Integration View a PowerPoint The Georgia critical thinking Skills Program, or Georgia s Effective Teaching http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/pandp/critthink/homepg.htm

Home QCC Standards and Resources Search GLC Teacher Resource Center ... Site Tour You are here: GLC Home Projects and Programs / Georgia Critical Thinking Skills Program Georgia Critical Thinking Skills Program Critical Thinking and Technology Integration - View a PowerPoint presentation designed to: a) explain the nature of the Georgia Critical Thinking Skills Program resources on GLC; b) to share ideas regarding best practices in technology integration; and c) to connect technology integration ideals to critical thinking strategies. The Georgia Critical Thinking Skills Program, or Georgia's Effective Teaching Strategies (GETS) Program was designed to promote thinking and learning in the classroom. The Program centers around instructional strategies teachers use in the classroom to teach content while promoting critical, creative, and independent thinking. The mission of the Georgia Critical Thinking Skills Program is to: provide resources, materials, and processes to Georgia educators for creating an environment that will develop critical, creative, and independent thinkers in a culturally diverse, technologically advanced society.

58. Www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed385606.html critical thinking On The WebA directory of quality online resources for critical thinking. The National Center for Teaching thinking (NCTT), a service organization for educators http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed385606.html

59. Teaching Teaching critical thinking Lessons from Cognitive Science by Tim van Gelder (pdf If X, then Y Teaching critical thinking Skills by Gwynn M. Powell. http://www.austhink.org/critical/pages/teaching.html

Categories Home Argument Mapping Art Assessing ... Specialists Teaching Terrorism Textbooks Tutorials Vendors ... Web Page Evaluation Search WWW Austhink About Critical Thinking On The Web Teaching Know of a resource missing from this page? Let us know... Teaching Critical Thinking: Lessons from Cognitive Science by Tim van Gelder (pdf file) Overview of what are (in my opinion) the most important lessons from cognitive science for people trying to teach critical thinking. [1 Sep 03] Guides Critical Thinking: An Introduction by Massimo Pigliucci (pdf file) Handy resource. This is a 10 page guide for teachers. Explains what critical thinking is, and strategies for enhancing it in the classroom. Originally intended for biology teachers, it should be useful for science teachers more generally. Was originally handout for participants in a workshop, but stands quite well on its own. Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method by Dany Adams A gem. "This is a poster about how I tweak my Developmental Biology lectures so that in addition to learning facts, concepts, and certain key experiments, the students learn the principles of the scientific method, and go away able to apply the thought process in other contexts. Because the scientific method is just a formalization of critical thinking, that means that the students become critical thinkers. And that is what I most want to teach." [22 Jul 02] UI Critical Thinking Handbook by Michael O'Rourke A rich resource for teachers, albeit a little dry and technical. Contains theory as well as a lot of practical guidelines, examples, etc.. "This handbook is intended...to supply a single, well-developed perspective on critical thinking, one that privileges clarity, systematicity, and rigor of thought. It is a perspective grounded in the analysis of the practice of argumentation, including both its rhetoric and its logic. The primary audience for this handbook is the university-level instructor at the University of Idaho who wishes to teach critical thinking skills explicitly in the classroom...However, the materials developed within can be used by teachers at any level who wish to emphasize systematic and careful thinking about arguments in any subject field." [9 Aug 02]

60. Walker TRC-Critical Thinking Cooperative learning and critical thinking. Teaching of Psychology, 22(1), 78. Case study pedagogy to advance critical thinking. Teaching Psychology http://www.utc.edu/Administration/WalkerTeachingResourceCenter/FacultyDevelopmen

Critical Thinking What is Critical Thinking? Characteristics of Critical Thinking Why Teach Critical Thinking? Teaching Strategies to Help Promote Critical Thinking Skills ... On the Internet Grayson H. Walker Teaching Resource Center The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 401 Hunter HallMail Code 4354 615 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598 (423) 425-4025 (fax) Send ideas for new workshops or comments to: Karen I. Adsit, EdD, Director Last modified April 17, 2002 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA institution. What is Critical Thinking? When examining the vast literature on critical thinking, various definitions of critical thinking emerge. Here are some samples: "Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action" ( Scriven, 1996

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