Critical Thinking

WEEK 2          

September 6, 2019                

Critical Thinking         

(Katie Cotter Stalker)

• Introduction to Critical Thinking
• Impediments to Critical Thinking
• How to Exercise Critical Thinking
• Small Group Exercise: Complete the culture of thoughtfulness scale
• Examples of common mistakes made in thinking
• Class discussion: How to use Critical Thinking

Required Readings:

• Halpern, D. Thinking critically about critical thinking: Lessons from cognitive psychology
• Elder, L., & Paul, R. Learning the art of critical thinking.  This article was adapted from the book, Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life, by Richard Paul and Linda Elder.
• Strategy list: 35 dimensions of critical thought.  From www.criticalthinking.org