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ERIC Number: EJ356951
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Thinking and Believing.
Freie, John F.
College Teaching, v35 n3 p89-91 Sum 1987
Critical thinking is seldom effective at encouraging students to challenge and examine preconceived positions. There is a tendency to use the rigorous questioning methods to defend preconceived positions and deflect the serious consideration of alternatives. An exercise that focused on the Cuban missile crisis is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Change, College Instruction, College Students, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Influences, Perspective Taking, Social Values, Student Attitudes, Student Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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