A01=Harvey Siegel
Author_Harvey Siegel
Category=JNC
cognitive skill development
critical
Critical Science Education
Critical Thinker
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking Theorists
Determinist Thesis
educational
Educational Ideals
educational policy analysis
Ennis's Conception
Ennis’s Conception
epistemic justification
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Evidential Style
Fluid Enquiry
Functional Literacy
fundamental
Fundamental Educational Ideal
ideal
Indoctrinative Education
informal
Informal Logic
Informal Logic Movement
logic
Minimum Competency Testing
movement
Newcomb's Problem
Newcomb’s Problem
philosophy of education
prior
Prior Ideological Commitments
Putative Ideal
Putative Reason
rational argumentation
Reason Assessment
Reason Assessment Component
Reflective Skepticism
Revolutionary Science
science curriculum theory
Science Education
Stable Enquiry
teaching reasoning skills in schools
thinker
thinking
Product details
- ISBN 9780415861793
- Weight: 380g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 12 Sep 2014
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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First Published in 1988. The critical thinking movement is increasingly important in the philosophy of education. Beginning from the generally accepted view that children should be taught to reason, not simply to repeat what they have been told, it tries to establish whether it is in fact possible to teach children a set of skills which add up to thinking. Siegel here examines three major conceptions of critical thinking and then puts forward his own definition of the critical thinker as one who is appropriately moved by reasons'. He argues that critical thinking is a fundamental educational ideal, and defends the ideal against charges of indoctrination. Chapters on science education and minimum competency testing highlight its practical implications for education policy and curriculum. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of education and philosophy.
Harvey Siegel Associate Professor of Philosophy University of Miami
