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ABOUT US Center for Critical Thinking The National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking International Center for the Assessment of Higher Order Thinking Our Mission Our Team of Presenters The Critical Thinking Community Contributions to the Foundation for Critical Thinking Contact Us - Office Information Site Map Testimonials Website News FELLOWS OF THE FOUNDATION Dr. Richard Paul Dr. Linda Elder Dr. Gerald Nosich Dr. Enoch Hale Mr. Rush Cosgrove BOOKSTORE » THINKER'S GUIDES Active and Cooperative Learning Analytic Thinking Art of Socratic Questioning Critical & Creative Thinking Critical Thinking Competency Standards Critical Thinking For Children Critical Thinking Reading & Writing Test Critical Thinking, Concepts & Tools Engineering Reasoning Ethical Reasoning Fallacies How to Detect Media Bias & Propaganda How to Improve Student Learning How to Read a Paragraph How to Study & Learn How to Write a Paragraph Scientific Thinking Taking Charge of the Human Mind The Art of Asking Essential Questions » BOOKS Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional & Personal Life 25 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning & Your Life Life - 2nd Edition Learn the Tools the Best Thinkers Use - Concise Edition Critical Thinking: How to Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing World Critical Thinking Handbook: K-3 Critical Thinking Handbook: 4th-6th Grades Critical Thinking Handbook: 6-9th Grades Critical Thinking Handbook: High School Think About Fran and Sam Teacher’s Manual for 540M (children’s mini-guide) A Study of Critical Thinking in College Instruction Critical Thinking: Basic Theory and Instructional Structures Handbook Critical Thinking: Instructor’s Manual for 102B Learning to Think Things Through: A Guide to Critical Thinking in the Curriculum Set of 4 Handbooks (401B,402B,403B,404B) plus Critical Thinking Textbook (100B) The Greensboro Plan: A K-12 Staff Development Model VIDEOS and DVDs How to Teach DVD Series (301DVD-309DVD) How to Teach Students To Seek The Logic of Things (Infer DVD) Children’s Guide Video Companion DVD How to Teach Students to Listen and Read Well (Listen DVD) How to Teach Students to Write Well (Write DVD) How to Teach Students to Assess Their Own Work: The Foundation (Assess DVD) How to Teach Students to Assess Their Own Work: The Tactics (Read DVD) Why Students and Often Teachers Don’t Reason Well (Reason DVD) Why Intellectual Standards? Why Teach for Them? (Prove DVD) Putting it All Together (Judge DVD) How to Devise Assignments and Activities Requiring Reasoning... (Reflect DVD) Socratic Questiong DVD Series ( 331DVD-333DVD & Supplements) Asking Questions That Take Thinking Apart (DVD Video) Using Intellectual Standards to Assess Thinking (VHS Video tape) Asking Questions Based on Systems and Domains (DVD) Assessment Video Series ( DVD 341DVD,342DVD,343DVD) Assessment Series: Introduction to Assessment (DVD) Assessment Series: Assessing Other’s Work (DVD) Assessment Series: Critical Thinking Tests (DVD) Critical Thinking and Mathematical Problem Solving (Math DVD) DVD: Critical Thinking and Human Emotions (Emotions DVD) Greensboro Plan (DVD) Beyond Reason: The Media, Politics, and Public Discourse (VHS Video tape) Learning to Think Well: Quality Control in Teaching (DVD) Motivating Students to Think Critically ( DVD) A Sense of the Past, a Sense of the Present (DVD) Critical Thinking and Intuition in Nursing Practice (DVD) Critical Thinking and the Basic Elements of Thought (VHS video tape) Students Empowered Through Critical Thinking (DVD) 21st Century Video Series (6 DVDs) Student Interview (valued at $20) » INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Elements of Thought Poster Parts of Thinking Poster Parts of Thinking Questions Poster Intellectual Standards Poster Standards Elements Traits Poster Set of Five Posters (551P-555P) Laminated Card Set: Critical Thinking for Business (set of 4) 202C, 204C, 205C, 206C Laminated Card Set: Critical Thinking for Education (set of 6) Laminated Card: 35 Dimensions of Critical Thought Laminated Card: Criteria for Evaluating Reasoning / Intellectual Standards Laminated Card: Developing Intellectual Virtues/ Standards, Elements, Traits Laminated Card: Questions for Socratic Dialogue Laminated Card: Teach for Depth of Understanding/Strategies that Foster Student Engagement Laminated Card: Elements of Thought/ Elemental Structures Critical Thinking Bookmarks-Pkg of 25 Transparency Masters Packet Masks of Fran, Sam, Nancy (set of 3) Fairminded Fran Poster Intellectual Traits Poster Three Kinds of Thinkers Poster Wooden Stamp- Intellectual Standards Wooden Stamp-Elements of Thought CD Powerpoint Conference 2008 FCT Power Point Presentation June 2008 Misc. Special Topics Powerpoint CD PRODUCT BUNDLES Personal and Professional Life Starter Bundle College and University Faculty Bundle Engineering Instruction Bundle Science Instruction Bundle Professional Fields Bundle Nursing Instruction Bundle High School Teacher Bundle K-3 Grade Teacher Bundle 4-6 Grade Teacher Bundle 6-9 Grade Teacher Bundle College/University Student Starter Bundle Home School (Grade K-3) Bundle Home School (Grades 4-6) Bundle Home School (6-9) Bundle Home Study High School Bundle TESTS The International Critical Thinking Preview Test The Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test HELP DESK & INFORMATION Bookstore Customer Support Order Form for Bookstores Shipping Policy - Domestic and International Paying by Check or Purchase Order Product Return and Event Cancellation Policy International Order Restrictions Message to Educators WHERE TO BEGIN Learn the Elements and Standards College and University Faculty College and University Students High School Teachers Junior High School Teachers (6-9) Elementary Educators (4-6) Elementary Educators (K-3) Professional and Personal Development Nursing and Health Care Science and Engineering Home School (Grades K-12) LIBRARY / ARTICLES » ABOUT CRITICAL THINKING Defining Critical Thinking A Brief History of the Idea of Critical Thinking Critical Societies: Thoughts from the Past Critical Thinking: Basic Questions & Answers Our Concept and Definition of Critical Thinking Quotable Quotes Research in Critical Thinking Sumner’s Definition of Critical Thinking FUNDAMENTALS OF CRITICAL THINKING Critical Thinking in Every Domain of Knowledge and Belief Becoming a Critic Of Your Thinking Bertrand Russell on Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Development: A Stage Theory Critical Thinking: Identifying the Targets Distinguishing Between Inert Information, Activated Ignorance, Activated Knowledge Distinguishing Between Inferences and Assumptions Glossary of Critical Thinking Terms Hispanic Outlook Open-minded inquiry The Analysis & Assessment of Thinking The Role of Questions in Teaching, Thinking and Learning Thinking With Concepts Universal Intellectual Standards Using Intellectual Standards to Assess Student Reasoning Valuable Intellectual Traits DOCUMENTING THE PROBLEM Critical Thinking in the Engineering Enterprise: Novices typically don't even know what questions to ask Critical Thinking Movement: 3 Waves Intellectual Foundations: The Key Missing Piece in School Restructuring Pseudo Critical Thinking in the Educational Establishment Research Findings and Policy Recommendations Why Students and Teachers Don’t Reason Well HIGHER EDUCATION INSTRUCTION An Overview of How to Design Instruction Using Critical Thinking Concepts Recommendations for Departmental Self-Evaluation College-Wide Grading Standards Sample Course: American History: 1600 to 1800 CT Class Syllabus A Sample Assignment Format Syllabus - Psychology I Critical Thinking and Nursing Critical Thinking Class: Grading Policies Critical Thinking Class: Student Understandings Grade Profiles John Stuart Mill: On Instruction, Intellectual Development, and Disciplined Learning Socratic Teaching Structures for Student Self-Assessment K-12 INSTRUCTION STRATEGIES & SAMPLES Tactical and Structural Recommendations Teaching Tactics that Encourage Active Learning Using Intellectual Standards to Assess Student Reasoning The Art of Redesigning Instruction Children's Guide Video Series (K-6) Making Critical Thinking Intuitive Remodelled Lessons: K-3 Remodelled Lessons: 4-6 Remodelled Lessons: 6-9 Remodelled Lessons: High School Introduction to Remodelling: Components of Remodels and Their Functions John Stuart Mill: On Instruction, Intellectual Development, and Disciplined Learning Socratic Teaching Strategy List: 35 Dimensions of Critical Thought FOR STUDENTS Critical Thinking in Everyday Life: 9 Strategies Developing as Rational Persons: Viewing Our Development in Stages How to Study and Learn (Part One) How to Study and Learn (Part Two) How to Study and Learn (Part Three) How to Study and Learn (Part Four) The Art of Close Reading (Part One) The Art of Close Reading (Part Two) The Art of Close Reading (Part Three) Looking To The Future With a Critical Eye: A Message for High School Graduates Becoming a Critic Of Your Thinking For Young Students (Elementary/K-6) ISSUES IN CRITICAL THINKING Ethics Without Indoctrination Engineering Reasoning Accelerating Change Applied Disciplines: A Critical Thinking Model for Engineering Critical Thinking and Emotional Intelligence Critical Thinking, Moral Integrity and Citizenship Diversity: Making Sense of It Through Critical Thinking Global Change: Why C.T. is Essential To the Community College Mission Natural Egocentric Dispositions THE QUESTIONING MIND Newton, Darwin, & Einstein The Role of Socratic Questioning in Thinking, Teaching, & Learning The Critical Mind is A Questioning Mind Three Categories of Questions: Crucial Distinctions The Role of Questions in Teaching, Thinking and Learning A History of Freedom of Thought PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Institutions Using Our Approach to Critical Thinking K-12 Instruction Higher Education Business & Professional Groups Online Courses for Instructors The State of Critical Thinking Today Professional Development Model for K-12 Professional Development Model - College and University Workshop Descriptions Mentor Program Inservice Information Request Form RESEARCH Effect of a Model for Critical Thinking on Student Achievement... Study of 38 Public Universities and 28 Private Universities To Determine Faculty Emphasis on Critical Thinking In Instruction Substantive Critical Thinking as Developed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking Proves Effective in Raising SAT and ACT Test Scores... Teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Fourth Grade Students Identified as Gifted and Talented The Effect of Richard Paul's Universal Elements and Standards of Reasoning on Twelfth Grade Composition CONFERENCE / EVENTS Calendar of Events in Critical Thinking 29th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRITICAL THINKING 29th International Conference 29th Conference Theme Conference Sessions (29th Intl. Conference) Preconference Sessions (29th Intl. Conference) Registration Fees (29th Intl. Conference) Visiting UC Berkeley (at the conference) Academic Credit Hotel-Info: Berkeley California Hotel Information for the Workshop » OXFORD ACADEMY 2nd International Academy on Critical Thinking (Oxford 2008) Directions to New College, Oxford CONFERENCE ARCHIVES Prior Conference Programs (Pre 2000) 2008 International Conference on Critical Thinking 2008 Conference Theme: The Art of Teaching for Intellectual Engagement 2008 Conference Sessions (28th Intl. Conference) 2008 Preconference Sessions (28th Intl. Conference) Comments about previous conferences 2005 International Conference (archived) 2005 Conference Theme (archived) 2005 Preconference (Archived) 2006 Annual International Conference (archived) 2006 Cambridge Academy (archived) 2006 Cambridge Academy Daily Schedule 2006 Cambridge Academy Sessions 2006 Cambridge Academy Theme 2006 International Conference Sessions 2006 International Conference Theme 2006 International Pre-Conference Sessions 2007 Conference on Critical Thinking (Main Page) 2007 Conference Theme and sessions 2007 Pre-Conference Workshops About St. John's College Academic Credit Accommodations at St. John's College WORKSHOP ARCHIVES 2007 National Academy on Critical Thinking Testing and Assessment 2008 Ethical Reasoning Workshop 2008 - On Richard Paul's Teaching Design 2008 Engineering Reasoning Workshop 2008 Academia sobre Formulando Preguntas Esenciales 2009 Spring Workshops on Critical Thinking Spring 2008 Business Seminar on Critical Thinking The 3rd Annual International Academy on Critical Thinking 2006 Cambridge Academy (archived) TRANSLATIONS RECURSOS EN ESPAÑOL Recursos en Español (Resources in Spanish) HILFSMITTEL AUF DEUTSCH Hilfsmittel auf Deutsch (Resources in German) RESOURCES IN ARABIC Resources in Arabic RESOURCES IN CHINESE Resources in Chinese RESOURCES IN JAPANESE Resources in Japanese RESOURCES IN KOREAN Resources in Korean RESSOURCES EN FRANÇAIS Ressources en Français (Resources in French) Masks for Role Playing Posters for the Classroom Teachers Manual Think About Fran and Sam: Which One is Better at Thinking? » RESOURCES IN GREEK Resources in Greek RESOURCES IN POLISH RESOURCES IN THAI RESOURCES IN TURKISH Resources in Turkish ASSESSMENT & TESTING A Model for the National Assessment of Higher Order Thinking Consequential Validity: Using Assessment to Drive Instruction International Critical Thinking Test Online Critical Thinking Basic Concepts Test ONLINE LEARNING Critical Thinking Basic Concepts ONLINE Test Critical Thinking Channel on YouTube Elements and Standards Learning Tool The Critical Thinking Community Online NEWS & CRITIQUE News Stories that Critique Social and Institutional Practices Newest pages and articles added to www.criticalthinking.org INTERVIEWS & EDITORIALS An Interview with Linda Elder About Using Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools An Interview with Linda Elder: About Critical Thinking and Gifted Education Editorials: The Practical Impractical (k-12) Editorials: Re-thinking the SAT: Rhetoric or Substance? Editorials: Collaborative Learning: Collaborative Mislearning Editorials: The New Standards: The Case for Intellectual Discipline in the Classroom NEWS ARCHIVES March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 News March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 News June 2007 News May 2007 News April 2007 News March 2007 News 2007 Archive of News on Critical Societies 2008 Archive of News on Critical Societies NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES November Newsletter PRESS RELEASES 3-12-2009: The Pressing Need for Critical Thinking 12-11-2007: Workshop on The Art of Making Intelligent Decisions with Dr. Gerald Nosich 12-04-2007: Workshop on Engineering Reasoning with Dr. Rob Niewoehner Press Photos for Pickup 11-08-2007: Hispanic Academy on Asking Essential Questions with Sr Rush Cosgrove 11-06-2007: Workshop on Fostering Ethical Reasoning Across the Curriculum with Dr Linda Elder 11-06-2007: Workshop on Richard Paul's Teaching Design with Dr Richard Paul 11-06-2007: International Academy at Oxford - Leveraging the Oxford Tutorial 10-01-2007: The 2007 National Academy on Testing and Assessment Report