Teaching critical thinking skills : an introduction for children aged 9-12 / Catherine Delamain and Jill Spring.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Delamain, Catherine, author.
• Spring, Jill, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Critical thinking--Study and teaching (Elementary).
• Information literacy--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 133 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Summary:

"This practical teaching resource has been designed to give children aged 9-11 the basic tools required to challenge some of the conflicting information which they may encounter in everyday life. With increasing exposure to modern information technology and social media, amongst other things, children are increasingly exposed to misleading information that can seriously influence their worldview and self-esteem. The sooner they are helped to approach some of this material with a critical eye, the better they will be able to make independent judgements and resist undue persuasion. Key features of this book include: Short texts designed to give opportunities for critical examination, created to be points of discussion with individuals, groups or whole classes Topics covering seven areas of critical thought, ordered in level of difficulty, including finding contradictions, detecting bias and fake news Supporting teacher prompts and questions, as well as photocopiable resources without prompts The ability to question and evaluate information is an essential life skill, as well as a key skill for academic learning, yet it remains one of the most challenging aspects of comprehension to teach. This is a vital text for teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals looking to develop critical thinking skills in their students"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• How to use this book
• How to start
• Part 1
• Finding contradictions
• How to proceed
• Level 1
• Level 2
• Level 3
• Level 4
• Using life experience to think critically
• Asking questions
• Level 1 Identifying facts
• Level 2 Getting details
• Level 3 Making choices
• Level 4 Forming judgements
• Part 2
• Analysing advertisements
• Suggesting alternatives
• Challenging claims
• Detecting bias
• LeveL 4
• Part 3
• Lucky dip
• April Fools (Jokes made up to trick people on April 1st, April Fool's Day)
• Scams (Illegal plans for making money, especially ones that involve tricking people)
• Scare stories (Untrue or misleading reports which spread alarm or fear, sometimes on purpose)
• Fake or false news (Stories presented as news, containing deliberately false information, spread by traditional news ...
• Student texts
• Fake or false news (Stories presented as news, containing deliberately false information, spread by traditional news.

Notes:

• "A speech mark book"--Cover.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 0-429-34204-7
• 1-000-19354-3
• 1-000-19346-2