Thinker's Guide to the Art of Socratic Questioning

Thinker's Guide to the Art of Socratic Questioning
Author: Richard Paul
Publisher: Foundation of Critical Thinking
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2006
Genre: Critical thinking
ISBN: 9780944583319

Focuses on the mechanics of Socratic dialogue, on the conceptual tools that critical thinking brings to Socratic dialogue, and on the importance of questioning in cultivating the disciplined mind. --from publisher description.

The Thinker's Guide to Analytic Thinking

The Thinker's Guide to Analytic Thinking
Author: Linda Elder
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2019-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 153813375X

The Thinker’s Guide to Analytic Thinking explores the practice of analyzing problems and opportunities and provides a framework for finding common denominators, inconsistencies, biases, and underlying causes. It helps readers learn to think within the logic of subjects and professions. By offering proper tools for analysis and assessment of thought, it empowers readers to address any decision with confidence. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

The Thinker's Guide to Fallacies

The Thinker's Guide to Fallacies
Author: Linda Elder
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2019-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1538133776

The Thinker’s Guide to Fallacies introduces the concept of mental trickery and shows readers how to discern and see through forty-four different types of fallacies. Focusing on how human self-deception and manipulation lie behind fallacies, this guide builds reasoning skills and promotes fairminded, logical thought, discussions, and debate. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fair-minded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

Thinking Through Quality Questioning

Thinking Through Quality Questioning
Author: Jackie Acree Walsh
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2011-06-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 145226919X

Asking the right questions is the answer This groundbreaking book provides teachers with an accessible, research-based blueprint for developing student metacognitive skills and ensuring that students take responsibility for their own learning. The authors use the findings of cognitive scientists to highlight quality questioning behaviors and explain how to apply them for improved student outcomes. Key features include: Short vignettes of quality questioning in action Evidence that ties question strategy to student achievement An overview of collaborative, written, electronic, and group response strategies Examples of how quality questioning connects to formative assessment Special note regarding the eBook version: Some figures have been redacted in compliance with digital rights permissions.

The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions

The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions
Author: Linda Elder
Publisher: Thinker's Guide Library
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2010
Genre: Analysis (Philosophy)
ISBN: 9780944583166

This volume of the Thinker's Guide Library addresses the vital role of questions in every area of life. As readers develop a questioning mind, they also come to a better understanding of the world and of themselves. This book illustrates how well developed questions lead to deeper knowledge and counteract dangerous ignorance.

How to Write a Paragraph

How to Write a Paragraph
Author: Richard Paul
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2019-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1538133865

Though close reading and substantive writing are essential skills for the educated person, they are frequently ignored in education. How to Write a Paragraph applies critical thinking tools to the process of writing to guide students towards developing clear, effective, and meaningful written communication. As a companion to How to Read a Paragraph, this volume in the Thinker’s Guide Library includes activities to sharpen writing skills and overall reasoning abilities. Readers who work through this guide learn to be clearer, more purposeful, more aware of the assumptions guiding their thoughts, and more substantive in their approach to writing. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

The Thinker's Guide to Ethical Reasoning

The Thinker's Guide to Ethical Reasoning
Author: Richard Paul
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2019-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1538133784

In The Thinker’s Guide to Ethical Reasoning, Richard Paul and Linda Elder present the vital role of ethics in the creation and ultimate success of cooperative societies. Independent of religious or cultural norms, ethical concepts promote sustainable advancement and offer a framework by which all people can not only coexist but prosper. Exploring the nature of ethical reasoning, the guide reveals the most common ways ethical reasoning becomes flawed and teaches readers how to avoid these flaws. It lays out the function of ethics and its main impediments, the social counterfeits of ethics, the elements of ethical reasoning, important ethical abilities and traits, a vocabulary of ethics, and intellectual standards essential to assessing ethical reasoning. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

The Art of Asking Essential Questions

The Art of Asking Essential Questions
Author: Richard Paul
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2019-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1538133806

The Art of Asking Essential Questions illuminates an underappreciated yet vital skill set that lies at the root of all learning and success. Not only do questions help us gain knowledge on a topic, but they also allow us to dispel erroneous or deceptive information, uncover assumptions and motivations, draw accurate conclusions, and make sustainable plans. Linda Elder and Richard Paul illustrate the elements of an effective question and discuss the differences between analytic and evaluative questions. They also show how questions can uncover and help us avoid dangerous egocentric and sociocentric tendencies. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

The Thinker's Guide for Conscientious Citizens on How to Detect Media Bias and Propaganda in National and World News

The Thinker's Guide for Conscientious Citizens on How to Detect Media Bias and Propaganda in National and World News
Author: Richard Paul
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 53
Release: 2019-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 153813389X

Designed to help readers learn to seek out and recognize bias in the news; detect ideology, slant, and spin; and recognize propaganda, this volume in the Thinker’s Guide Library empowers readers to weed through overwhelming and often subjective media. It is an ideal supplement for media courses or a companion to daily news reports

The Thinker's Guide to the Human Mind

The Thinker's Guide to the Human Mind
Author: Richard Paul
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2019-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1538133881

Since all human thoughts are controlled by the mind, understanding our thoughts is essential to personal and societal advancement. The Thinker’s Guide to the Human Mind delves into the core functions of the human mind to allow readers to take charge of their intellect and emotions more effectively. Linda Elder and Richard Paul explore the basic impulses that influence our thoughts and can distract us from logical or ethical action. Exploring the dangers of egocentric and sociocentric thinking, this guide presents strategies for strengthening emotional intelligence and developing critical thinking virtues. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues within every field of study across the world.