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The history of education is also the history of short-term solutions to deep-seated educational problems. While programs like No Child Left Behind or Common Core Curriculum are well-intentioned, they result in intense fragmentation of energy and resources in schools. A Critical Thinker's Guide to Educational Fads critiques many current educational trends, illuminating their underlying motivations and providing holistic, sustainable solutions.
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“The Thinker's Guide to the Art of Socratic Questioning” introduces readers to powerful methods of inquiry that pinpoint underlying beliefs and systems of logic. Bringing together the principles of critical thinking, Richard Paul and Linda Elder illuminate the practicality and accessibility of Socratic questioning for revealing and solving problems in thought. Teachers, students and professionals will find in this book essential questioning strategies...
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Developed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking, “The International Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test” assesses the extent to which students have acquired the reading and writing abilities required for skilled analysis and evaluation. These skills are essential to the educated mind and should be considered core elements of any educational program.
Through rubrics, this essay-based test measures the extent to which students can skillfully...
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“The Thinker's Guide for Students on How to Study and Learn a Discipline” empowers students to take control of their own learning by asking questions, challenging assumptions, drawing upon reliable information, and exploring alternative opinions. Making intellectual work more accessible, practical, and engaging, this book fosters minds that question, probe, and can master a variety of forms of knowledge through intellectual perseverance and regular...
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Though close reading and substantive writing are essential skills for the educated person, they are frequently ignored in education. How to Write a Paragraph applies critical thinking tools to the process of writing to guide students towards developing clear, effective, and meaningful written communication.
As a companion to “How to Read a Paragraph”, this volume in the Thinker's Guide Library includes activities to sharpen writing skills and...
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This powerful book introduces core critical thinking concepts and principles as an empowering problem-solving framework for every profession, course of study, and indeed every area of life. “The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools” distills the groundbreaking work of Richard Paul and Linda Elder, targeting how to deconstruct thinking through the elements of reasoning and how to assess the quality of our thinking.
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The Miniature Guide to Practical Ways for Promoting Active and Cooperative Learning lays out powerful strategies to immediately get students engaged in thinking critically about what they are learning. As they adopt the critical thinking strategies in this guide, students become more responsible for their learning. As part of the Thinker's Guide Library, this concise resource advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote...
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“The Thinker's Guide to Intellectual Standards” details and analyzes the ways by which reasoning is judged in skilled thought. The fundamental goal of this book is to illuminate the importance of explicitly mastering intellectual standards with a view to improving thinking across the multiple domains of human life.
This guide provides the foundations for thinking about the role played by standards in human thought, and the need to advance and...
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“How to Read a Paragraph” introduces the importance of purposeful skilled reading and lays out methods by which to develop close reading skills using the tools of critical thinking. Developing these skills enables students to read for deep understanding, to properly analyze and assess what they read, and to reason within the logic of an author. As readers engage with the thinking of authors and uncover their assumptions and motivations, they glean...
10) The Art of Asking Essential Questions: Based on Critical Thinking Concepts and Socratic Principles
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“The Art of Asking Essential Questions” illuminates an underappreciated yet vital skill set that lies at the root of all learning and success. Not only do questions help us gain knowledge on a topic, but they also allow us to dispel erroneous or deceptive information, uncover assumptions and motivations, draw accurate conclusions, and make sustainable plans.
Linda Elder and Richard Paul illustrate the elements of an effective question and discuss...
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“The Thinker's Guide to Fallacies” introduces the concept of mental trickery and shows readers how to discern and see through forty-four different types of fallacies. Focusing on how human self-deception and manipulation lie behind fallacies, this guide builds reasoning skills and promotes fair-minded, logical thought, discussions, and debate.
As part of the Thinker's Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical...
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While creativity and criticality may seem contrary to one another, they are in fact intimately interconnected. In “The Nature and Functions of Critical and Creative Thinking”, Richard Paul and Linda Elder promote the simultaneous teaching of different types of thinking and explore their interrelationships as essential understandings in learning. This guide serves a useful resource for teachers and school administrators at every level, especially...
13) The Thinker's Guide to the Human Mind: Thinking, Feeling, Wanting, and the Problem of Irrationality
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Since all human thoughts are controlled by the mind, understanding our thoughts is essential to personal and societal advancement. The Thinker's Guide to the Human Mind delves into the core functions of the human mind to allow readers to take charge of their intellect and emotions more effectively.
Linda Elder and Richard Paul explore the basic impulses that influence our thoughts and can distract us from logical or ethical action. Exploring the...
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“The Thinker's Guide to Scientific Thinking” focuses on developing the intellectual skills inherent in the well-cultivated practice of every area of scientific research and study. It helps students and practicing scientists come to reason within the logic of science and to see the field as a cohesive whole.
From astronomers to zoologists and physicists to chemists, skilled scientists use careful analysis to question data, test theories, draw...
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“The Thinker's Guide to Engineering Reasoning” applies critical thinking concepts to the field of engineering. Students and professionals across engineering will find their analytical abilities enhanced by the engaging authoritative framework set forth by Richard Paul and Linda Elder.
For engineers to properly reason through engineering projects requires strong analytic skills. The best engineers are clear about their purposes, gather sufficient...
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In “How to Improve Student Learning”, critical thinking pioneer Richard Paul and educational psychologist Linda Elder distill decades of teaching experience into thirty methods to increase student comprehension and engagement in any area of study. Teachers and faculty at all levels will find these strategies easy to integrate into their teaching and learning process, and, when integrated, will see students begin to take ownership of their learning.
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In “The Thinker's Guide to Ethical Reasoning”, Richard Paul and Linda Elder present the vital role of ethics in the creation and ultimate success of cooperative societies. Independent of religious or cultural norms, ethical concepts promote sustainable advancement and offer a framework by which all people can not only coexist but prosper.
Exploring the nature of ethical reasoning, the guide reveals the most common ways ethical reasoning becomes...
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“A Guide for Educators to Critical Thinking Competency Standards” introduces an authoritative assessment system to ensure successful and consistent integration of critical thinking skills in every type of educational program. The critical thinking competency standards articulated in this guide serve as a resource for teachers, curriculum designers, administrators and accrediting bodies.
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