Many Professors Now Start at the Beginning by Teaching Their Students How to Think.

McMillen, Liz

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ERIC Number: EJ331692

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Many Professors Now Start at the Beginning by Teaching Their Students How to Think.

McMillen, Liz

Chronicle of Higher Education, v32 n1 p23-25 Mar 5 1986

The trend toward including instruction in critical and logical thinking as a required element in the college curriculum, and the various approaches to teaching it, are discussed. (MSE)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Students, Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Logical Thinking, Persuasive Discourse, Questioning Techniques, Required Courses

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers

Language: English

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