Teaching critical thinking
Subtitle: using seminars for 21st century literacy
By: Terry Roberts and Laura Billings
Contributors: Billings, Laura
Publisher: Eye on Education
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Larchmont, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9781596672086
Subjects: Critical thinking; Seminars; Study and teaching; Language arts
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: What is thinking?: can we teach it in school?; title: Coming to terms; title: What is infinity?: an elementary seminar; title: Introducing speaking and listening skills; title: Mastery of speaking and listening skills; title: The development of the mind through dialogue; title: Assessing the quality of thoughtful dialogue; title: Socrates teaching thinking: a secondary seminar; title: Appendix A: things worth talking about; title: Appendix B: questions worth asking; title: Appendix C: sample texts and plans.