Varying Form of Title:College Documentation Bulletin number 14
Boisvert, Jacques
Corporate author(s):Centre de documentation collégiale
Date:2015
Form of Item:Ressource électronique
Document Type:Article de périodique
Language:eng
Editor:Centre de documentation collégiale
Physical Description:1 fichier PDF
Note:Voir aussi : "Developing critical thinking : part two" (College documentation bulletin, #15, January 2016), disponible dans EDUQ.info Disponible en français dans EDUQ.info sous le titre "La formation de la pensée critique : première partie" Comprend des références bibliographiques
Abstract:
One of school’s purposes is to help students develop critical thinking. Do schools fulfill this role adequately? Some of us will say yes and others will say no. However, all of us will agree that advancing intelligence has always constituted both an objective and a challenge for educators. Over the past few decades, this education goal has crystallised around the development or strengthening of critical thinking, particularly in the United States. There are several reasons why we should focus on enhancing greater intellectual rigor in students, notably to make them better learners. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide teachers with the tools they need in order to help their students become critical thinkers. Following a short introduction, the first part defines what we call “critical thinking”. The second part (to be published) will be devoted to the principles and practice of critical pedagogy while providing examples of critical thinking used in pedagogy.
