Teaching Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines
Finding a Common Language
A Process of Appraisal
Someone Who Thinks Critically Can …
An Informed Action…
Why Is Critical Thinking Difficult?
Developmentally 18-22 year olds are..
Developmentally 18-22 year olds struggle with…
Developmentally we’re headed to adulthood
Appraising Knowledge How Students Speak
How Students Check Assumptions 4 Typical Approaches
Categories of Assumptions
A Personal Example
A Pedagogic Example
The Circle
TRADITIONS – ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY
TRADITIONS – NATURAL SCIENCE
TRADITIONS – CRITICAL THEORY
TRADITIONS – PRAGMATISM
When Are Students Ready to Think Critically?
What most helps students to think critically?
What Students Say …
Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ)
HOW ADMINISTERED?
Assumptions Inventories – Teachers
Assumptions Inventories – Students
Ending With Questions
Speaking in Tongues’
What do YOU think professor?
Instructor Point-Counterpoint
Structured Devil’s Advocacy
Chalk Talk
What Stops It? No Scaffolding
Critical Thinking RubricTo What Extent Did You….
What Stops It? No Scaffolding
What Stops It? No Scaffolding
Assessing Critical Thinking

HOW ADMINISTERED?
Last 5 minutes of Class
Anonymous
Frequency Analysis of Main Themes
Reported Out at Start of Next Class
Disclose How Results Confirm or Challenge Your Assumptions / Provide New Perspectives
Disclose Any Changes You Will Make
Negotiation NOT Capitulation