Rationale for Critical Thinking: A WebQuest

Follow the links below to understand the rationale behind teaching critical thinking:

 

PDF]SOME DEFINITIONS OF CRITICAL THINKING

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a tentative solution and the attendant rationale, those of us who want to ... Will teaching critical thinking interfere with the amount of content I teach? ...
ilte.ius.edu/pdf/critical_thinking_handout_fall_02.pdf

 

Critical and Creative Thinking

Rationale . The importance of having students develop good critical and creative ... Part of the teacher's role in fostering critical and creative thinking...
www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/cels/el4.html

 

Critical Thinking On The Web

A directory of quality online resources for critical thinking. ... excellence for K - 12 schools and colleges on teaching and assessing skillful thinking. ...
www.austhink.org/critical/ - 26k

 

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An Introduction to Critical Thinking

Purpose and Rationale of Teaching Critical Thinking. The purpose of specifically teaching critical thinking in the sciences or any other discipline is to ...
www.freeinquiry.com/critical-thinking.html - 48k

 

CriticalThinking.net The Thinking Resource - by Robert Ennis
'This site will strive to serve as a resource for teachers and theorists trying to deal with practical problems associated with defining, teaching, and assessing critical thinking." [15 Mar 02]

 

Reasoning, and What It Is To Be Rational by Rick Garlikov
Interesting philosophical reflection.  Key contribution: the distinction between genuinely reasoning (or being rational) and merely going through the same kinds of motions. [7 May 02]