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ERIC Number: EJ641634
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0894-3907
Critical Thinking: Inert Information, Activated Ignorance, and Activated Knowledge.
Paul, Richard; Elder, Linda
Journal of Developmental Education, v25 n2 p36-37 Win 2001
Suggests that there are three ways of taking in information: internalizing inert information, forming activated ignorance, or achieving activated knowledge. Explains that only activated knowledge leads the learner, by implication, to more knowledge, and that seeking the logic of things can lead to discovery of activated knowledge. (NB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Development, Information Sources, Learning Strategies, Learning Theories, Postsecondary Education, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Programs, Thinking Skills, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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