EDRD 3120 Chapter Notes -Critical Thinking, Current Literature

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Design and Rural Development
• Course: EDRD 3120
• Professor: L.Pinto

Document Summary

Critical thinking is often discussed as essential for success in higher education and in employment. Most important in the current literature on critical thinking (concerning its meaning), is that it is generally accepted to include both skills and dispositions or attitudes. One way of encouraging students to develop and effectively use critical thinking in the classroom and in everyday life is to ask the right questions. Characteristics of environments and teaching/learning strategies that prompt and support reflective thinking include: Provide time for students to reflect when responding to inquiries; Create emotionally supportive learning environments in that they encourage reevaluation of conclusions; Prompt reviews of the learning situation, what is known, what is not yet known, and what has been learned; Provide authentic tasks involving ill-structured data to encourage reflective thinking during learning activities; Prompt student reflection by asking questions that seek reasons and evidence; Provide less-structured learning environments that prompt exploration of ideas and reflection;