Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your learning and Your Life - Brossura

Paul, Richard; Elder, Linda

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ISBN 10: 0131149628 ISBN 13: 9780131149625

Casa editrice: Pearson College Div, 2005

Riassunto

Critical Thinking is about becoming a better thinker in every aspect of your life: in your career, and as a consumer, citizen, friend, parent, and lover. Discover the core skills of effective thinking; then analyze your own thought processes, identify weaknesses, and overcome them. Learn how to translate more effective thinking into better decisions, less frustration, more wealth Ń and above all, greater confidence to pursue and achieve your most important goals in life.

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Recensione:

"What sets this book apart from the others are the examples and exercises that force students to personally understand the relevance of the topic under discussion.  That the reader must learn to 'know thyself.'" 

    -- Brian J. Shelley, York Technical Institute

 

"Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life provides a fresh insight regarding this seemingly ominous subject of Critical Thinking.  The subject was so intriguing that, at times, I found the text much like a long awaited novel, hard to put down." 

    -- Jill Simons, Arkansas State University

 

"The material is written to arouse a student's curiousity by posing controversial and provocative 'think for yourself' questions..." 

    -- Becky Goodman, University of Hawaii

 

"This text is unique in that certain core values and capabilities ('virtues') are requisite..." 

    -- Michael Craven, Clark College

 

"Critical Thinking...is superior to the usual 'shortcut/toolkit' type texts..." 

    -- Gary Greer, University of Houston, Downtown

L'autore:

DR. RICHARD W. PAUL is Director of Research and Professional Development at the Center for Critical Thinking and the Chair of the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking. He has authored eight books and more than 200 articles on critical thinking. In over 35 years of teaching experience, he has won numerous awards and honors, including Distinguished Perry Lecturer for the year 2000.

DR. LINDA ELDER is an educational psychologist, President for the Foundation for Critical Thinking, and Executive Director of the Center for Critical Thinking. She is highly published and has done original research into the relation of thought and emotion. She is a regular keynoter at the International Conference on Critical Thinking and is a recognized leader in the field.

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• Editore: Pearson College Div
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0131149628
• ISBN 13: 9780131149625
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 514