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Critical thinking can be defined as the mental processes, strategies, and representations people use to solve problems, make decisions, and learn new concepts. It is the set of cognitive tools that enable individuals to reflect on their environment, to make judgments, and to adapt effectively to change. It consists of the thinking skills that promote thoughtful, considered judgments based on available evidence and to act on them.
Critical thinking skills are reflected throughout the standards that have been developed in each of the K-12 subject areas as part of the national Goals 2000 initiative. They are the reflective thought and reasoning processes that are focused on making decisions, often ones that involve important value dimensions. They can be seen as having two components: (1) a set of skills for analyzing and generating information, knowledge and beliefs; and (2) the habit of using these skills in thinking and behavior. Fostering critical thinking on the part of students is an important educational objective across all subject areas and grade levels.
What's New on the 'Net identifies a range of sites that address issues related to critical thinking and enable you to use the Internet and the World Wide Web to foster critical thinking in the classroom.
Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking Critical Thinking and Reading Critical Thinking Community Critical Thinking: Curriculum Resource Center Critical Thinking Lessons Critical Thinking: Primary and Secondary Education Critical Thinking Skills Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric Reflective Thought Resources in Applying Critical Thinking to Reading State Government and Critical Thinking Teaching Critical Thinking Think Critically ThinkQuest Internet Contest Three Definitions of Critical Thinking Welcome to 21st Century Problem Solving
February 22, 1997 --The Internet and World Wide Web in K-12 EducationDecember 19, 1996 --Multiple Intelligences TheoryNovember 21, 1996 --Arts EducationOctober 23, 1996 --Mathematics and Science EducationSeptember 18, 1996 --Principles of MotivationAugust 15, 1996 --Promoting safe, disciplined schoolsJuly 16, 1996 --Addressing the Needs of Gifted and Talented Students.June 24, 1996 --Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)May 22, 1996 --Urban Schools and Disadvantaged StudentsMay 1, 1996 --Educational Assessment ApproachesApril 17, 1996 --Diversity in The Nation's ClassroomsApril 3, 1996 --The 1996 National Education Summit: Education StandardsMarch 22, 1996 --Reading and Writing InitiativesMarch 7, 1996 --Education, Motivation, and Life Success Feb. 21, 1996 --Technology and America's SchoolsFeb. 6, 1996 --Social Studies and Character Development
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