February 2011

{"id":3549,"title":"Limited learning","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Independent Collegian</span></p>\r\n<div><strong>...</strong> arts fields see \"significantly higher gains in <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>, complex reasoning and writing skills over time than students in other fields of study. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.independentcollegian.com/limited-learning-1.2485970\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3550,"title":"Sanford-Brown College - Dallas Receives ACICS and American Dental Association Approval for its Dental Programs","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">dBusinessNews Dallas</span></p>\r\n<div><strong>...</strong> to reach underserved and other special populations, and a research component that instills in students <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> and problem-solving skills. <strong>...<a href=\"http://dallas.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?articletitle=Sanford-Brown%20College%20-%20Dallas%20Receives%20ACICS%20and%20American%20Dental%20Association%20Approval%20for%20its%20Dental%20Programs&newsid=229449&type_news=latest&s=sbcn\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3551,"title":"PSU Probing Question: Why is Teaching Evolution Still Controversial?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Gant Daily</span> <span class=\"hpn\" style=\"color: #767676;\">-</span> <span class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">2 days ago</span></p>\r\n<div>Advocates of the latter approach say it promotes <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> skills and allows students to make up their own minds. Not so, says Berkman, <strong>...<a href=\"http://gantdaily.com/2011/02/27/psu-probing-question-why-is-teaching-evolution-still-controversial/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3552,"title":"Conference aims to change the mentality","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Myrtle Beach Sun News</span></p>\r\n<div>Those critical areas, Bradford said, are \"conflict resolution, goal setting and <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>.\" Molley's story, Bradford believes, illustrates their <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/02/26/2004655/conference-aims-to-change-the.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3553,"title":"Diet and exercise restore immune function in obesity","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">HealthCanal</span></p>\r\n<div><strong>...</strong> developing and using innovative technologies and educational methodologies, and by promoting <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> and lifelong learning. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.healthcanal.com/immune-system/14802-Diet-and-exercise-restore-immune-function-obesity.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3554,"title":"ALL ROADS LEAD TO C’VILLE","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Virginia Law Weekly</span></p>\r\n<div>While the <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> and writing skills I developed in law school help me communicate professionally and formulate logical opinions, I think the most <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.lawweekly.org/?module=displaystory&story_id=3253&edition_id=172&format=html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3555,"title":"Center wants new dispatcher tests","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Fort Morgan Times</span></p>\r\n<div>One test she has looked at tests for <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> and shows how a candidate would prioritize calls and issues, Monsees said. That same test gives some <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/ci_17472091\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3556,"title":"Assessing the Sublime ","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\">Inside Higher Ed</span></p>\r\n<div><strong>...</strong> such as writing, <em>critical thinking</em>, and problem solving; they also point to the benefit to students of providing faculty with stable, secure working <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/02/24/new_book_on_assessment_in_humanities_disciplines\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3557,"title":"Embracing ‘vital need’ for arts, humanities - Dr. Robert Derrenbacker","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">NorthernLife</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">She maintains that an education that includes the arts and humanities creates empathy, imagination, openness, and fosters dialogue and <em>critical thinking</em> <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.northernlife.ca/news/columns/guests/Derrenbacker240211.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3558,"title":"Education: Focus more on student development","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">New Straits Times</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">Holistic here refers to the acknowledgement that a student has achieved the standard attributes which comprise <em>critical thinking</em>, leadership skills, <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/19education1/Article/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3559,"title":"Focus on science a good move","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Ruston Daily Leader</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">The basics of science education teach students <em>critical thinking</em> by teaching them ways to logically order their ideas and then search to find if their <strong>...<a href=\"http://rustonleader.com/node/9581\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3560,"title":"What do we know about the student brain?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Herald Times Reporter</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">become more proficient visual thinkers but are less able to engage in <em>critical thinking</em> and other forms of abstract analysis. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.htrnews.com/article/20110223/MAN0107/102230846/What-do-we-know-about-the-student-brain-\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3561,"title":"Study examines what employers are really looking for in candidates","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Sify</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">They found that the top three qualities employers value in the agribusiness industry are communication skills, <em>critical thinking</em> skills, and writing skills. <strong>...Read the Full Article<br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3562,"title":"Does higher education cause atheism?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">ScienceBlogs</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">Certainly, higher education since the days of the scientific revolution and the Enlightenment has encouraged <em>critical thinking</em>, skepticism, empiricism, <strong>...<a href=\"http://scienceblogs.com/tfk/2011/02/does_higher_education_cause_at.php\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3563,"title":"Technology in the classroom: Grant allows Ashland Middle School students to get creative ","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Ashland Times Gazette</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\"><strong>...</strong> said grant administrator Neil Gupta, is to help teachers integrate available technologies and 21st-century skills -- collaboration, <em>critical thinking</em>, <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.times-gazette.com/news/article/4985511\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3564,"title":"Athletes United for Social Justice: Using Sports to Change the ...","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Care2</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\"><strong>...</strong> AIDS testing, myths about people with AIDS, as well as life skills like <em>critical thinking</em>, decision-making, communication and resiliency. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.care2.com/causes/trailblazers/blog/athletes-united-for-social-justice-using-sports-to-change-the-world/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article<br /> </a></strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3565,"title":"Changes final for GE Pattern","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Sonoma State Star</span> <span class=\"hpn\">-</span> <span class=\"f\">2 days ago</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\"><strong>...</strong> and the classes in that category will now be distributed into category A2: fundamentals of communication and A3: <em>critical thinking</em>. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.sonomastatestar.com/news/changes-final-for-ge-pattern-1.2008491\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3566,"title":"'Hometown university': Mountain State to graduate its first class here","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Mooresville Tribune</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">Students at MSU are learning <em>critical thinking</em> skills and soft skills, communication building coalition, and leading with character, Bragg said. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www2.mooresvilletribune.com/news/2011/feb/21/hometown-university-mountain-state-graduate-its-fi-ar-800729/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3567,"title":"Measured Progress receives grant for research: To develop next step in student testing, evaluating teachers","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Foster's Daily Democrat</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">In addition to content knowledge, Kahl said students will be able to capture problem solving and <em>critical thinking</em> capabilities and a variety of <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110221/GJNEWS_01/702219943/-1/FOSNEWS\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3568,"title":"KURDISTAN: A higher education revolution that cannot fail","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">University World News</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">We are developing the curriculum to promote skills like <em>critical thinking</em> and learning a second language. We have introduced performance indicators for <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110218224252498\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3569,"title":"Springs students learn history by living in the past","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Colorado Springs Gazette</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\"><strong>...</strong> were the culmination of a middle school class in which students combined research, performance and <em>critical thinking</em> to make history come alive. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.gazette.com/articles/learn-113179-living-past.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3570,"title":"Gang validation: The new inquisition","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">San Francisco Bay View</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">One prisoner's fears can potentially infect many, and the fear becomes a deadly pathogen that kills self-determination, resistance and <em>critical thinking</em>. <strong>...<a href=\"http://sfbayview.com/2011/gang-validation-the-new-inquisition/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3571,"title":"Flood: People need to think more and argue less","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\">Morganton News Herald</span></p>\r\n<div>A recent article I read cited a statistic that more than 40 percent of college graduates have not improved their <em>critical-thinking</em> <strong>...<a href=\"http://www2.morganton.com/news/2011/feb/18/flood-people-need-think-more-and-argue-less-ar-796142/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article<br /> </a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3572,"title":"The Critical Thinking Training of the Future? The Thinking Cap","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Pearson's Critical Thinking</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\"><strong>...</strong> know how often we provide tools and activities to improve <em>critical thinking</em>, but we also acknowledge that improving this skill takes a lot of effort. <strong>...<a href=\"http://critical-thinkers.com/2011/02/the-critical-thinking-training-of-the-future-the-thinking-cap/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3573,"title":"Research gets in the way of professors' teaching?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\"><span class=\"f\">Daily Bruin</span><br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span id=\"search\">Arum has found that there is limited learning in the first two years of college, resulting in decreased <em>critical thinking</em> and reasoning skills. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2011/02/research_gets_in_the_way_of_professors_teaching\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3574,"title":"Liberal arts degrees becoming more practical?","author":"","content":"<p><span class=\"f\"><span style=\"color: #767676;\">Oklahoma Daily</span></span><span style=\"color: #767676;\"><br /> </span>“It is not the job of the Classics and Letters Department to make you a good citizen, but <strong>critical thinking</strong> does make you a better citizen. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.oudaily.com/news/2011/feb/17/liberal-arts-degrees-becoming-more-practical/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3575,"title":"New US Forest Service book calls for new era of parks and ...?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\"><span style=\"color: #767676;\">Clark Fork Chronicle</span></span></p>\r\n<div>The basic premise of Beyond Naturalness, and the very reason why it will spark <strong>critical thinking</strong> and thought-provoking debates across the nation, <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.clarkforkchronicle.com/article.php/20110216135646980\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3576,"title":"Ashoka awards fellowship to three social entrepreneurs?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\"><span style=\"color: #767676;\">India Infoline</span></span></p>\r\n<div>A former Maharashtra state representative for CARE, Sunanda started Lend-A-Hand India (LAHI) in 2003 to help students develop skills of <strong>critical thinking</strong>, <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Ashoka-awards-fellowship-to-three-social-entrepreneurs/5082689458\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3577,"title":"Moon Hoax +10?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\"><span style=\"color: #767676;\">Discover Magazine</span></span></p>\r\n<div>That dumb TV show did a lot of damage to the American level of <strong>critical thinking</strong>, but I am where I am because of it. I think in the end, and all things <strong>...<a href=\"http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/02/15/moon-hoax-10/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3578,"title":"How the tests work?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Chicago Tribune</span></p>\r\n<div>Parents often find it more difficult understanding abstract concepts like <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> and wonder how to prepare their kids. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-cps-testing-sidebar-0215-20110214,0,5780878.story\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3579,"title":"Economic illiteracy slows U.S. progress?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Atlanta Journal Constitution</span></p>\r\n<div>I see an increased level of excitement and engagement by young people to obtain this crucial set of <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> skills. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.ajc.com/opinion/economic-illiteracy-slows-u-838183.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3580,"title":"Senior Architects/Architects?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Archinect</span></p>\r\n<div><strong>...</strong> and cultural projects, our Beijing office seeks talented individuals who share an enthusiasm and commitment to <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>, outstanding design, <strong>...<a href=\"http://archinect.com/jobs/description.php?id=104590_0_30_0_C\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3581,"title":"Holliston science teacher to speak at national conference?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">MetroWest Daily News</span></p>\r\n<div>More crucially, sixth-graders learn the basics of science and <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> by gathering, analyzing and interpreting information, she said. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/highlight/x938336215/Holliston-science-teacher-to-speak-at-national-conference\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3582,"title":"How Financial Literacy Can Transform Women’s Lives","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Forbes</span></p>\r\n<div>“Finance is the lens,” says Mandy, “but the competencies are <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> and consciousness.” When women like Tina and Mandy have personal <strong>...<a href=\"http://blogs.forbes.com/shenegotiates/2011/02/11/how-financial-literacy-can-transform-womens-lives/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3583,"title":"Last Chance for Accompanists","author":"","content":"<div><span class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun</span><br /> How better to learn to emphasize a point or elicit <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> and emotion in a presentation than by taking a film or sound design course? <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2011/02/11/last-chance-accompanists\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3584,"title":"Bring math to the Core","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">CU Columbia Spectator</span></p>\r\n<div>Because of math's universal importance and the <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> skills it fosters, mathematics courses should be given a special place in Columbia's Core <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/02/09/bring-math-core\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3585,"title":"Robotics teams to showcase creations?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Colfax Record</span></p>\r\n<div>FIRST LEGO League teams design, build and program robots, apply real-world math and science concepts and learn <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>, team-building and <strong>...<a href=\"http://colfaxrecord.com/detail/171096.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3586,"title":"A Lack Of Rigor Leaves Students 'Adrift' In College","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">NPR</span></p>\r\n<div>The study measured both the amount that students improved in terms of <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>and writing skills, in addition to how much they studied and how <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.npr.org/2011/02/09/133310978/in-college-a-lack-of-rigor-leaves-students-adrift\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3587,"title":"Passive Agents Of Disinformation?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">OpEdNews</span></p>\r\n<div>This lack of <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> isn't due to their inability to do so, but rather their unwillingness , typically due to group pressures. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.opednews.com/articles/Passive-Agents-Of-Disinfor-by-Paul-Sedkowski-110205-625.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3588,"title":"Flexible Learning more than early school start","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Spring Grove Herald</span></p>\r\n<div>Students need higher level, <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> skills, a different set of skills and knowledge than when most adults were in school. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.hometown-pages.com/main.asp?SectionID=26&SubSectionID=137&ArticleID=35755\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3589,"title":"Purdue University study confronts edu-babble","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Vancouver Sun</span></p>\r\n<div>One of the arguments commonly used against this approach is that it encourages rote learning instead of <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>. The problem with this argument is <strong>...Read the Full Article</strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3590,"title":"Sceptic offers $1 million to anyone who can prove homeopathy works","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">thejournal.ie</span></p>\r\n<div>He established the James Randi Educational Foundation in 1996, with a view to promoting “<em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>” and demonstrating to the public and the media <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.thejournal.ie/sceptic-offers-1-million-to-anyone-who-can-prove-homeopathy-works-2011-02/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3591,"title":"Who Is Really Adrift?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Inside Higher Ed</span></p>\r\n<div>The CLA is intended to measure <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical-thinking</em> skills. <strong>...</strong> The tests measure reasonably well analytical (or <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical) thinking</em>, somewhat narrowly defined. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/02/08/a_critique_of_academically_adrift_and_the_test_behind_many_of_the_findings\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3592,"title":"Our Market Regime and Public Education","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">truthout</span></p>\r\n<div><em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">Critical thinking</em>, on the contrary, may create problems for an organization because <strong>...</strong> <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">Critical thinking</em> or any interpretation of the event in the hope of<strong>...<a href=\"http://www.truth-out.org/our-market-regime-and-public-education67474\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3593,"title":"Making their way in the digital world?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Tahlequah Daily Press</span></p>\r\n<div>Students also need to learn innovation and <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>. Self-direction, adaptability and accountability are also key. “Those are specifically 21st <strong>...<a href=\"http://tahlequahdailypress.com/features/x570483860/Making-their-way-in-the-digital-world\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3594,"title":"Nurses adapt to changes in medical field","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">New Philadelphia Times Reporter</span></p>\r\n<div>They perform analysis and <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>. • An advanced practice nurse (APN) is a nurse with advanced didactic and clinical education, knowledge, <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.timesreporter.com/news/x1371479964/Nurses-adapt-to-changes-in-medical-field\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3595,"title":"Liberal arts education is undervalued","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">MU The Parthenon</span></p>\r\n<div>The value of <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> skills has diminished. The ability to operate the latest computer software is often seen as more important than the ability <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.marshallparthenon.com/opinion/liberal-arts-education-is-undervalued-1.2458922\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3596,"title":"KDE Receives Grant to Fund Literacy and Mathematics Strategies","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">iSurfHopkins</span></p>\r\n<div>“These strategies will provide immense benefits for teachers and promote students' <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> skills within and across the content areas. <strong>...<a href=\"http://isurfhopkins.com/local-news/9699-kde-receives-grant-to-fund-literacy-and-mathematics-strategies.html?tmpl=component\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3597,"title":"Education: Yes, but why?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">UC Berkeley </span></p>\r\n<div>Voters who have been exposed to <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>, especially in the areas of the social sciences, including of course political science, history and civics <strong>...<a href=\"http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2011/02/04/education-yes-but-why/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3598,"title":"Standardized admissions test receives major shake-up","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">Oregon Daily Emerald</span></p>\r\n<div><strong>...</strong> administered by Educational Testing Services in the areas of verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing and <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> skills. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.dailyemerald.com/news/standardized-admissions-test-receives-major-shake-up-1.1961967\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3599,"title":"Five indicators of broken industry business models?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">WTN News</span></p>\r\n<div>I've seen enormous progress in my daughter's writing and <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> skills since her arrival at Bates College in Maine where she is a Junior. <strong>...<a href=\"http://wistechnology.com/articles/8257/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3600,"title":"Higher education demands assessment and rewards?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">The Olympian</span></p>\r\n<div><strong>...</strong> half showed “no significant improvement in the key measures of <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em>, complex reasoning and writing by the end of their sophomore year. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.theolympian.com/2011/02/03/1529889/higher-education-demands-assessment.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3601,"title":"Why are you an atheist?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">ScienceBlogs</span></p>\r\n<div>Probably because they learned some <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> skills from their parents. They carry positive values that make them resistant to the cheap promises of <strong>...<a href=\"http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/02/why_are_you_an_atheist.php\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3602,"title":"Honeywell expands student competition","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"f\" style=\"color: #767676;\">SA Instrumentation and Control</span></p>\r\n<div><strong>...</strong> the goal of this programme is to give students a taste of some of those real-world problems that require <em style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">critical thinking</em> and cutting-edge technology. <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.instrumentation.co.za/news.aspx?pklnewsid=37705\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}