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CRITICAL THINKING REFERENCES: BOOKS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, ORGANIZATIONS Books Books on Examining Information and Using Reason Browne, Neil, and Stuart Keeley, Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Prentice Hall, 2000. Teenagers and adults: how to evaluate arguments by asking apt questions. Beardsley, Monroe. Thinking Straight: Principles of Reasoning for Readers and Writers. 4th ed. Prentice-Hall, 1975. Corbett, Edward, and Rosa Eberly. The Elements of Reasoning. 2nd ed. Longman, 2000. Chapters on reasoning, invention, conjectures, definitions, cause and consequence, etc. DeBono, Edward. Six Thinking Hats (Little Brown, 1999). Uses colored hats to teach problem-solving. Giroux, Henry. The Abandoned Generation: Democracy Beyond the Culture of Fear. Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Instead of standardized testing, schools should concentrated on producing engaged, critical learners. Guinn, Joe. Step Up to Critical Thinking. Vantage Press, 2005. An approach to critical thinking through efficient and effective reading techniques (using questions, recognizing persuasion, etc.). Kahane, Howard. Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life. 2nd ed. Wadsworth, 1976. Kaminer, Wendy. Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety. Pantheon, 1999. Patten, Bernard. Truth, Knowledge, or Just Plain Bull: How to Tell the Difference; A Handbook of Practical Logic and Clear Thinking.. Prometheus Books, 2004. Chaps on overgeneralization, vague definition, false analogy, groupthink, etc. Paul, Richard, and Linda Elder. Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life. Comprehensive—standards for thinking, asking questions for good thinking, controlling your irrational tendencies, ethical reasoning, etc. Ruggiero,Vincent. The Art of Thinking: A Guide to Critical and Creative Thought. Addison-Wesley, 1998. For teenagers and adults, interactive guide, many exercises and discssion questions. Vaughn, Lewis. The Power of Critical Thinking: Effective Reasoning about Ordinary and Extraordinary Claims. Oxford UP, 2005. Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States. Harper and Row, 1980. Critical Thinking Books & Software (www.criticalthinking.com ; 831-393-3288; 800-458-4849). Mind exercises, workbooks. Educators Publishing Service (www.epsbooks.com; 800-435-7728). “Stepping Stones” Series for elementary-level, “Elements of Clear Thinking” Series for high school level. “Opposing Viewpoints” Series from Greenhaven Press. High school and college. Each vol. Consists of an anthology of articles pro and con on a specific issue. About 100 titles in series. (www.gale.com; 800-877-4253). “Taking Sides” Series from McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. High school or college levels. Similar to “Opposing Viewpoints.” (www.dushkin.com) Articles Falls, Ethel. “Tips for Civilized Discourse.” Northwest Arkansas Times (Dec. 22, 2004). 10 Rules for Critical Thinking. Hobson, Art. “Teaching Relevant Science for Scientific Literacy.” Journal of College Science Teaching. Some of this article is reproduced as “Teaching Critical Thinking in Science Courses” and is available at www.uark.edu/depts/physics/about/hobson.html Kevin, Brian. “I Teach, Therefore I Am.” The Humanist (Jan./Feb. 2005) 29-33. In contrast to the “No Child Left Behind” emphasis upon standardized testing, some innovative teachers are advancing critical thinking through philosophy studies. Rupp, Rebecca. “Critical thinking 101.” Home Education Magazine (July-August 2005). www.home-ed-magazine.com Videos AETN showed a film on logical fallacies, early morning Thurs. Feb. 10. Organizations and Web Sites Center for Critical Thinking, Sonoma State Univ., www.criticalthinking.org Foundation for Critical Thinking (www.criticalthinking.org; 707-878-9100; 800-833-3645). Covers numerous aspects of CR, provides a host of materials. Outstanding. The National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking The International Center for the Assessment of Higher Order Thinking |