Critical Thinking

<b>An insightful guide to the practice teaching and history of critical thinking&#151;from Aristotle and Plato to Thomas Dewey&#151;for teachers students and anyone looking to hone their critical thinking skills.</b><br><br> Critical thinking is regularly cited as an essential 21st century skill the key to success in school and work. Given the propensity to believe fake news draw incorrect conclusions and make decisions based on emotion rather than reason it might even be said that critical thinking is vital to the survival of a democratic society.<br><br> But what exactly is critical thinking? Jonathan Haber explains how the concept of critical thinking emerged how it has been defined and how critical thinking skills can be taught and assessed.&#160;Haber describes the term's origins in such disciplines as philosophy psychology and science. He examines the components of critical thinking including<br><br> &#149; structured thinking<br> &#149;&#160;language skills&#160;<br> &#149;&#160;background knowledge<br> &#149;&#160;information literacy<br> &#149;&#160;intellectual humility<br> &#149;&#160;empathy and open-mindedness<br><br> Haber argues that the most important critical thinking issue today is that not enough people are doing enough of it. Fortunately critical thinking can be taught practiced and evaluated. This book offers a guide for teachers students and aspiring critical thinkers everywhere including advice for educational leaders and policy makers on how to make the teaching and learning of critical thinking an educational priority and practical reality.