Write out the writing assignments, explaining the nature and audience of the assignment methodically and clearly. Devote at least two class periods of the course or the equivalent to discussing writing. Evaluate written work for style, form, and content. Recommend an appropriate manual of style, a grammar handbook, and a dictionary. Rather than merely being able to memorize facts and repeat them, individuals with critical thinking skills are able to apply learned material to new situations in a variety of settings and circumstances.
Midland recognizes critical thinking as the highest level of thinking.
All critical thinking courses are to reflect the above definition and to include the following objectives in the course description and syllabus. Select pertinent information for the solution of the problem. Recognize stated and unstated assumptions. Formulate and select relevant and promising hypotheses. Judge the quality of inferences.