Critical thinking and reasoning : current research, theory, and practice / edited by Daniel Fasko, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fasko, Daniel.

Series:

Perspectives on creativity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking.

Physical Description:

ix, 393 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cresskill, N.J. : Hampton Press, [2003]

Contents:

1 Critical Thinking: Origins, Historical Development Future Directions / Daniel Fasko, Jr. 3

II Theories

2 The Philosophy of Critical Thinking and Informal Logic / Michael Scriven 21

3 Communities for Developing Minds / Arthur L. Costa 47

4 Styles of Thinking / Robert J. Sternberg 67

5 Critical Thinking Et Tu / Jack Lochhead, Judith Collison 89

III Learning and Development

6 Learning New Problem Solving Strategies by Observing and Explaining / Kevin Crowley 99

7 Using a Complex Rule in Different Domains: When Familiar Schemes Don't Help / Merry Bullock, Gertrud Nunner-Winkler, Elsbeth Stern, Alejandro Lopez, Albert Ziegler 121

8 Critical Thinking in Adulthood / Stephen Brookfield 143

9 The Development of Thinking: Commentary / Henry Markovits 165

IV Curriculum and Instruction

10 Chaos in the Classroom: The New Science Applied to Instructional Practice / Thomasina DePinto Piercy, William Piercy 187

11 Infusing Critical and Creative Thinking into Instruction in High School Classrooms / Robert Swartz 207

12 Critical Thinking in Colleges and Universities: A Model / George M. Luckey, Jr. 253

13 Some Foundational Thoughts on Critical Thinking Practice / Mark Weinstein 273

V Assessment

14 Critical Thinking Assessment / Robert H. Ennis 293

15 The Meaning of Critical Thinking Test Performance: The Effects of Abilities and Dispositions on Scores / Stephen P. Norris 315

16 What Can Performance-Based Assessment Tell Us About Students' Reasoning? / Michal S. Lomask, Joan Boycoff Baron 331

17 The "How" and "Why" of Critical Thinking Assessment / Diane Halpern 355

18 Neglected Issues in the Field of Critical Thinking / Vincent Ryan Ruggiero 369.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1572734590

1572734604

OCLC:

48987991