ERIC Number: EJ1110823
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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When Every Hand Is a Winner: Developing Critical Thinking with a Card Game
Davis, Deborah; Fasano, Velery; Starling, Jennifer
Texas Journal of Literacy Education, v1 n1 p70-76 2013
Increasing student's critical thinking is the focus of many current education discussions. Experts in reading agree that the keys to building critical thinking include: engagement, novelty, cooperative learning, and discussion. Wiggins and McTighe (2005) insist that deep learning and critical thinking can be developed by using questions based on six facets of understanding: explain, interpret, apply, see from various points of view, empathize with various participants, and thinking metacognitively about each subject or element of study. This article describes how these ideas were turned into a card game to not only motivate students to participate but to engage students in critical thinking.
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Games, Thinking Skills, Graduate Students, Metacognition, Student Participation, Problem Solving
Texas Journal of Literacy Education. Sam Houston State University, 1908 Bobby Marks Drive Box 2119, Huntsville, TX 77341. Web site: http://www.texasreaders.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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