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Paul, Richard | 4 |
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Elder, Linda; Paul, Richard – Journal of Developmental Education, 1998
Stresses that critical thinking is more than a set of skills; it also involves intellectual traits that should be cultivated. These traits include intellectual humility, courage, empathy, integrity, and perseverance; faith in reason; and fair-mindedness. Self-questioning is an important means of developing these traits. (SL)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
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Elder, Linda; Paul, Richard – Journal of Developmental Education, 2001
Urges education to help students learn through conceptual thinking. States that the first step must be to teach the subtleties of words--without a command of the language, important discriminations can be confused. Asserts that if students are to think well conceptually, surface language must dissolve, and alternative ways to communicate must be…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Learning Strategies
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Paul, Richard; Elder, Linda – Journal of Developmental Education, 2000
Presents the first four of nine strategies that students can use to develop their critical thinking skills: using "wasted time" to practice critical thinking; choosing a problem at the beginning of each day to work on; developing a heightened awareness of universal intellectual standards; and writing journal entries each week that analyze…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
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Paul, Richard; Elder, Linda – Journal of Developmental Education, 1999
Advocates teaching critical thinking through showing students the logic of a subject. Uses one example of instruction in history that allows students to think their way through the logic of the subject rather than memorize bits and pieces of someone else's thought (never grasping its logic). (VWC)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, History Instruction, Instructional Design, Instructional Innovation