Critical Thinking and Higher Order Thinking : A Current Perspective

by Shaughnessy, Michael F.

• ISBN13: 9781621000259
• ISBN10: 1621000257
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-30
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

Book Description: 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, synthesize, 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. (Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. i
Critical Thinking: On the Need for a Minimalist, Comprehensive, Integrated Framework	p. 1
Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking	p. 23
Learning Mathematics as Argument: The Basis of Democracy	p. 41
Using the Whole Brain to Develop Thinking and Problem-Solving: TASC û Thinking Actively in a Social Context	p. 51
Critical Thinking, Intellectual Freedom, and Israel/Palestine	p. 73
Great Books in the Classroom: Critique of Pure Critical Thinking	p. 87
Reading and Thinking Critically in the Age of Disputation	p. 99
Thinking Critically About Creativity: Why Domains Matter in Understanding, Assessing, and Promoting Creativity	p. 117
Immense Stimulation of Mind: Critical Thinking in the Social Studies	p. 127
Conceptualizing a Personal Intellectual History/Narrative: The Importance of Strong-Sense Metacognition to Thinking Critically	p. 139
The Use of Critical Thinking in Journalism: Where Does it Start?	p. 165
The Critical-Analytical Vocabulary as a Common Academic Language	p. 175
Assessment of Thinking Skills	p. 191
Software and Assessment for Critical Thinking	p. 205
Critical Engagement: Agency and Identity in Critical Thinking	p. 217
Critical Thinking: A Cognitive Load Perspective	p. 245
Critical Thinking: Issues, Agendas, Ideas and Reflections	p. 259
Index	p. 263
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