This essay-based test assesses the extent to which students have acquired the reading and writing abilities required for skilled analysis and evaluation. Developed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking, the test is designed for secondary and higher education students and fosters close reading and substantive writing abilities.
Through rubrics, this essay-based test measures the extent to which students can skillfully interpret, analyze, and assess what they read.
... critical thinking on the one hand and reading and writing skills and school achievement on the other. In fact, success in reading comprehension depends to a great degree on the application of critical thinking skills and, in that sense, a ...
The book inquires into critical thinking through a cultural approach.
Critical Reading, Critical Thinking uses compelling contemporary issues to engage students in reading and thinking about a range of relevant topics and encourages them to apply the skills presented in the text to everyday issues.
This book presents an innovative teaching experiment and an analytical study of critical thinking and the sociocultural theory of learning to illustrate the cognitive learning development mechanisms.
This critical thinking guide introduces concepts and strategies for developing essential reasoning skills and intellectual character.
The new edition of this bestselling volume in the Thinker’s Guide Library provides students, educators, and professionals with an authoritative problem-solving framework essential for every aspect of life.
... Thinking 3. The Thinker's Guide to Ethical Reasoning 4. The Thinker's Guide to Socratic Questioning 5. The Thinker's Guide to Fallacies 6. The Nature and Functions of Critical & Creative Thinking 7. The Art of Asking Essential Questions ...
This volume of the Thinker’s Guide Library uncovers current well-intentioned educational trends (such as No Child Left Behind and Common Core) that inefficiently fragment energy and resources in our K-12 education systems.
If so, how do they know these methods are effective? The purpose of this book is to summarize and share a variety of methods for developing students’ critical thinking skills.