Chapter 1

The main focus of critical thinking is to teach students how to become independent, self-directed thinkers and learners.

High schools tend to emphasize 'lower-order thinking' and passive absorption of information, while college emphasizes 'higher-order thinking' and the active evaluation of ideas and information.

The main goal of a college education is to teach students how to think, to become independent, self-directed thinkers and learners.

<p>Critical thinking is the power of disciplined thinking, learning to think for oneself and being one's own person, and the personal empowerment and enrichment resulting from learning to use one's mind to its fullest potential.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Factual information and rote learning are not ignored in college, but the main goal is to teach students how to think, to become independent, self-directed thinkers and learners.</p> Signup and view all the answers