Critical thinking / Jonathan Haber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haber, Jonathan, author.

Contributor:

MIT Press.

Series:

MIT Press essential knowledge series.

MIT Press Essential Knowledge series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking--Study and teaching--United States.

Critical thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : The MIT Press, [2020]

Summary:

How the concept of critical thinking emerged, how it has been defined, and how critical thinking skills can be taught. Critical thinking is regularly cited as an essential twenty-first century skill, the key to success in school and work. Given our propensity to believe fake news, draw incorrect conclusions, and make decisions based on emotion rather than reason, it might even be said that critical thinking is vital to the survival of a democratic society. But what, exactly, is critical thinking In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Jonathan Haber explains how the concept of critical thinking emerged, how it has been defined, and how critical thinking skills can be taught and assessed. Haber describes the term's origins in such disciplines as philosophy, psychology, and science. He examines the components of critical thinking, including structured thinking, language skills, background knowledge, and information literacy, along with such necessary intellectual traits as intellectual humility, empathy, and open-mindedness. He discusses how research has defined critical thinking, how elements of critical thinking have been taught for centuries, and how educators can teach critical thinking skills now. Haber argues that the most important critical thinking issue today is that not enough people are doing enough of it. Fortunately, critical thinking can be taught, practiced, and evaluated. This book offers a guide for teachers, students, and aspiring critical thinkers everywhere, including advice for educational leaders and policy makers on how to make the teaching and learning of critical thinking an educational priority and practical reality.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Series Foreword

Preface

1: The Genealogy of Critical Thinking

Philosophy

The Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, and Age of Enlightenment

Psychology and Pragmatism

John Dewey

Advances in Understanding of Education, Human Development, and Behavior

Turning Point?

Orphans

2: Components of Critical Thinking

Structured Thinking

Language Skills

Argumentation

Background Knowledge

Creativity

Dispositions

Out of Many, One

3: Defining, Teaching, and Assessing Critical Thinking

Can Critical Thinking Be Defined?

Can Critical Thinking Be Taught?

Can Critical Thinking Be Assessed?

Case Study

4: Where Do We Go from Here?

Glossary

Notes

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Additional Resources

History of Science

Education and Child Development

Logic and Argumentation

Rhetoric

Information Literacy

Information on Critical Thinking Assessments Mentioned in Chapter 3

Other General Critical-Thinking Resources

Index.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780262357357

0262357356

9780262357340

0262357348

OCLC:

1130309482