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Critical Thinking: Developing Intellectual Traits.

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Elder, Linda; Paul, Richard – Journal of Developmental Education, 1998

Stresses that critical thinking is more than a set of skills; it also involves intellectual traits that should be cultivated. These traits include intellectual humility, courage, empathy, integrity, and perseverance; faith in reason; and fair-mindedness. Self-questioning is an important means of developing these traits. (SL)

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Intellectual Development

Developing Reflective Judgment in Community College Students: Employing the Writings of Wilson in a Program of Contextual Support. A Student Development Research Proposal.

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Downey, John A. – 2002

Various student development theorists have postulated that the collegiate experience is a strong contributor toward cognitive development in college students. This essay examines Kitchener and King's (1981, 1985) reflective judgment model of cognitive development as both a metacognitive exercise and as a particular skill. The development of…

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Processes, College Transfer Students