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Critical Thinking: Competency Standards Essential to the Cultivation of Intellectual Skills, Part 5
Paul, Richard; Elder, Linda – Journal of Developmental Education, 2012
In the last four columns the authors introduced the concept of critical thinking competency standards and elaborated a number of such standards, targeting the analysis of thought, the assessment of thought, and the cultivation of intellectual virtues. In this column they focus on three subject-specific critical thinking competency standards. It is…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Skill Development, Academic Standards, Reading Skills
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Paul, Richard; Elder, Linda – Journal of Developmental Education, 2002
Argues that few students learn to think well within the disciplines and domains of knowledge and experience. Offers 18 ideas for students to utilize in order to become better critical thinkers and learners, including: (1) becoming an active learner; (2) becoming a questioner; and (3) looking for interconnections. First in a series of articles.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Curriculum
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Paul, Richard; Elder, Linda – Journal of Developmental Education, 2003
Third in a series of columns focusing on teaching students to think critically, this column provides three templates useful in helping students practice analyzing and assessing the logic of a text. Discusses how to analyze an article, essay, or chapter; comprehend the logic of a textbook; and evaluate an author's reasoning. (NB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Critical Thinking, Developmental Studies Programs
Paul, Richard; Elder, Linda – Journal of Developmental Education, 2004
The "Critical Thinking and the Art of Close Reading" series (which includes this column and three others) focuses on some of the most basic understandings necessary for close reading (Paul & Elder, 2003). To read well, in addition to having these understandings, students must be able to identify the big picture within a text, to determine the key…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension, Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking
Elder, Linda; Paul, Richard – Journal of Developmental Education, 2004
The typical college student is unable to deeply comprehend what he or she reads. Most students have few, if any, intellectual tools that would enable them to read deeply, and then apply what they have read. The "Critical Thinking and the Art of Close Reading" series (which includes this column and the past three columns) focuses on some of the…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension, Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking