Harvey Mudd professor Vivien Hamilton engages students in open inquiry with a focus on valuing multiple perspectives. How does one develop students’ ability to think critically, read carefully, ...
When I first began focusing on the development of student critical thinking skills in the early 1990s, I discussed ideas for a research project with the partner of a CPA firm. I recall being quite ...
As alternatives to the college diploma have been bandied about recently, one question always seems to emerge: How do you validate badges or individual classes as a credential in the absence of a ...
1. Why Do You Think Applied Critical Thinking is Important in Your Domain? When we consider Applied Critical Thinking, this really is the crux of teaching in 2020. We are all experts in our own fields ...
MERRIMAC, MASS. — Durable skills, such as critical thinking and communication, are the most requested skills among employers, yet 89% of executives say they have difficulty finding job candidates with ...
Critical thinking is a vital, yet often neglected, skill. In higher education, Chris Griffiths, author of “The Creative Thinking Handbook,” noted in a TLNT blog article that critical thinking is “the ...
We were stunned by the survey responses. Given higher education's current emphasis on critical thinking, why did students enrolled in introductory science courses feel so unprepared to analyze data, ...
Do any of these seminars (“The Many Faces of the Freshman Seminar,” The Chronicle, July 29) have as core backbone, general-thinking principles? Selected frugally, then centerpieced as important course ...