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Informationen zum Autor Linda B. Nilson is founding director emeritus of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation (OTEI) at Clemson University and author of Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors, now in its fourth edition. Klappentext Critical thinking-every scholar in the literature has defined it, but there is no clearly agreed upon definition. No wonder polls and surveys reveal that few college-level faculty can define critical thinking or know how to teach it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 1. Promoting Critical Thinking to Your Students. Being Nobody's Fool 2. The Critical Thinking Literature. A Sticky Thicket 3. Ten Reasons Why Teaching Critical Thinking Is So Challenging 4. Formulating Critical Thinking Learning Outcomes 5. Fostering Your Students' Cognitive Awareness to Teach Critical Thinking 6. Asking Your Students the Right Questions to Teach Critical Thinking 7. Using the Most Effective Methods to Teach Critical Thinking 8. Assessing Your Students' Critical Thinking with Objective Items 9. Assessing Your Students' Critical Thinking With Constructed-Response Questions and Tasks 10. Assessing Constructed Responses Using Rubrics 11. Assessing Constructed Responses Using Specifications Grading 12. Critical Thinking and the Promise of Higher Education Appendix A. Discussion Activities for Various Purposes References About the Author Index
