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Development of Critical Thinking Skills

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This group is for the sharing of information on how to develop critical thinking skills - both for therapists and for teachers to share tools and methods for bringing critical thinking into the classroom.

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Latest Activity: May 20, 2014

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Critical thinking isn't negative thinking. 3 Replies

Do you think that most people believe that it is negative thinking?Here's a wee excerpt from this little…Continue

Started by Vlad. Last reply by Vlad Jul 8, 2011.

Do you think that that the development of CTS is given adequate attention in our education? 3 Replies

I'm referring to the education in the massage therapy profession itself - not education in general. I know that people can probably only comment on their own education within it, but I'd just like…Continue

Started by Vlad. Last reply by Gordon J. Wallis Jul 7, 2011.

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Comment by Vlad on July 29, 2011 at 3:29pm: I think this is a great little introduction into what CTS is about.

Comment by Vlad on July 3, 2011 at 5:35pm: 5 people in this group - wow!

I guess development in CTS isn't all that popular!

OK, so from a different thread where I had posted resources to CTS skills:

Here's a FREE eBook book on CTS:
http://tinyurl.com/4ms3vco

And some other links that are pretty good:

http://www.insightassessment.com/pdf_files/What&Why2010.pdf

http://www.skepdic.com/essays/haskins.pdf

http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/critical/

I'm wondering if anyone has any information or good resources for educators, sort of along the lines of "how to bring CTS into the classroom".

If anyone has any that they'd like to share, please do.

Comment by Vlad on May 31, 2011 at 10:03am: "We should be teaching Students how to think. Instead, we are teaching them what to think" (Clement and Lochhead, 1980)

I will be adding some CTS resources to this group, please feel free to add any tools or recommendations for developing CT in the classroom.

Also, any tools or aids that people might find useful for everyday use of CTS are also welcome.

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