Teaching Critical Thinking Skills

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ISBN: 9780826435439 | 0826435432
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Copyright: 1/30/2010

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Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. x
What is critical thinking?	p. 2
What do we mean by 'critical thinking'?	p. 2
Aspects of critical thinking	p. 4
Critical reflection in teaching	p. 6
Generalizations: prejudice and stereotypes	p. 8
The importance of context	p. 10
Imagining alternatives	p. 12
Forming your own point of view	p. 14
The Prophet an illustrative story	p. 16
Rational thought	p. 22
Rational thought	p. 22
Forms of justification	p. 24
The nature of evidence	p. 26
Logic and sequence	p. 28
No Evidence: an illustrative story	p. 30
Formal debate	p. 34
Formal debate	p. 34
Supporting your arguments	p. 38
Argument and debate in the classroom	p. 40
The Debate: an illustrative story	p. 42
Tools of critical reflection	p. 44
Criticality and meta-level tools of reflection	p. 44
Criticality and research	p. 46
Conceptual analysis	p. 48
Meta-level thinking	p. 50
Critical thinking and analysis	p. 52
Family Resemblances: an illustrative story	p. 54
What is philosophy?	p. 60
The nature of philosophy	p. 60
Substantive and analytic philosophy	p. 64
Philosophical reflection	p. 68
The sources of knowledge	p. 70
The Woodland Gardener: an illustrative story	p. 74
Moral and ethical reflection	p. 78
Ethical reflection and moral dilemmas	p. 78
Understanding values	p. 82
Understanding morality	p. 86
Moral education	p. 88
Would I, Could I, Should 1? An illustrative story	p. 90
Critical teaching: bringing it all together	p. 96
Critical thinking: an overview	p. 96
Critical thinking: a summary	p. 97
Critical thinking in action	p. 100
Critical thinking in the classroom	p. 102
Critical thinking in the curriculum	p. 104
A short critique (critical analysis)	p. 106
A final summary	p. 108
Ghost Nights: an illustrative story	p. 110
Appendix-Remembering Emerald Elf: an illustrative children's story	p. 114
References	p. 120
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