Never Stop Asking: Teaching Students to be Better Critical Thinkers 9781119887546, 9781119887553, 9781119887560, 1119887542
The modern K-12 teacher's must-have guide to teach students how to ask questions, weigh the evidence, and think cri
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Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Critical Thinking Defined
Concise Definition of Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking Is Not All Procedural
Chapter 2 Why Is Critical Thinking So Hard?
Obtaining Truth
Fallacies and Biases
Misconceptions
Misconception Identifying Tools
The Forer Effect
Rationality
Chapter 3 Cognitive Hierarchy
Framework for the Establishment of Factual Knowledge
Systems of Thinking (Systems 1 and 2)
Cognitive Tasks
Claims Creation and Defense
Enjoy the Process of Thinking
Anticipatory Consideration
Learning Styles Debunked
Chapter 4 Inquiries of a Higher Order
Use of Paradoxes and Thought Problems to Elicit Thought and Conversation in Others
Ship of Theseus Thought Puzzle
The Birthday Paradox
The Paradox of Achilles and the Tortoise
The Banach–Tarski Paradox
Shuffling the Deck Paradox
Elementary Math Example
Create Your Own Experiments in Thought
Intuition
Questioning Skills and Collaborative Discussions
Developing Critical Thinking through Literature
Decision Journal
Chapter 5 The Answer Isn’t in the Back of the Book
Process of How One Builds a Case
Truth and Skepticism
What Kind of Kit Do You Need to Test for Baloney?
Scientific Process in Every Classroom
Scientific Method Anywhere Protocol
Paideia Seminar
Paideia Seminar’s Basic Structure
Examining Mistakes
Chapter 6 Collaborative Argumentation
Argumentation Vee Diagrams
Conformity and the Anti-Venom: Debates
Argument Talk Protocol
Chapter 7 The Real World
Examples of Essential Questions for Projects
The Paradox of Nonreading Literature
Group Work Isn’t Always Effective
Language Learning
Problem-Solving Ownership
Chapter 8 Creativity’s Connection with Critical Thinking
Inspiration for Creativity and Critical Thinking
There Is Nothing New under the Sun
Subtraction
Creativity via Narrative Theory
Chapter 9 The Learning Environment
Spacing and Chunking
Incorporation of Music
Leading a Learning Culture to Nurture Critical Thinking
Learning Pathways
Meditation
Meditation in the Classroom
Remove Cognitive Filters from the Environment
Conclusion
References
Index
EULA
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Critical Thinking Defined
Concise Definition of Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking Is Not All Procedural
Chapter 2 Why Is Critical Thinking So Hard?
Obtaining Truth
Fallacies and Biases
Misconceptions
Misconception Identifying Tools
The Forer Effect
Rationality
Chapter 3 Cognitive Hierarchy
Framework for the Establishment of Factual Knowledge
Systems of Thinking (Systems 1 and 2)
Cognitive Tasks
Claims Creation and Defense
Enjoy the Process of Thinking
Anticipatory Consideration
Learning Styles Debunked
Chapter 4 Inquiries of a Higher Order
Use of Paradoxes and Thought Problems to Elicit Thought and Conversation in Others
Ship of Theseus Thought Puzzle
The Birthday Paradox
The Paradox of Achilles and the Tortoise
The Banach–Tarski Paradox
Shuffling the Deck Paradox
Elementary Math Example
Create Your Own Experiments in Thought
Intuition
Questioning Skills and Collaborative Discussions
Developing Critical Thinking through Literature
Decision Journal
Chapter 5 The Answer Isn’t in the Back of the Book
Process of How One Builds a Case
Truth and Skepticism
What Kind of Kit Do You Need to Test for Baloney?
Scientific Process in Every Classroom
Scientific Method Anywhere Protocol
Paideia Seminar
Paideia Seminar’s Basic Structure
Examining Mistakes
Chapter 6 Collaborative Argumentation
Argumentation Vee Diagrams
Conformity and the Anti-Venom: Debates
Argument Talk Protocol
Chapter 7 The Real World
Examples of Essential Questions for Projects
The Paradox of Nonreading Literature
Group Work Isn’t Always Effective
Language Learning
Problem-Solving Ownership
Chapter 8 Creativity’s Connection with Critical Thinking
Inspiration for Creativity and Critical Thinking
There Is Nothing New under the Sun
Subtraction
Creativity via Narrative Theory
Chapter 9 The Learning Environment
Spacing and Chunking
Incorporation of Music
Leading a Learning Culture to Nurture Critical Thinking
Learning Pathways
Meditation
Meditation in the Classroom
Remove Cognitive Filters from the Environment
Conclusion
References
Index
EULA
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