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What is essential for students to know from the beginning of a class?
What is essential for students to know from the beginning of a class?
How the class will be taught, how they will be assessed, and what they should strive to achieve.
What should be carefully spelled out in a course?
What should be carefully spelled out in a course?
The aim of the course.
What is the focus of a critically thinking-oriented course?
What is the focus of a critically thinking-oriented course?
Actively developing students' thinking.
How does the course's emphasis on critical thinking differ from standard didactically taught courses?
How does the course's emphasis on critical thinking differ from standard didactically taught courses?
What is the purpose of every class and assignment in a critical thinking course?
What is the purpose of every class and assignment in a critical thinking course?
What is the analogy used to explain the process of learning to think better in a field?
What is the analogy used to explain the process of learning to think better in a field?
What are the two stages of learning to think better in a field?
What are the two stages of learning to think better in a field?
What is the role of practice in improving critical thinking skills?
What is the role of practice in improving critical thinking skills?
Why is it important to introduce students to the fundamentals of sound thinking?
Why is it important to introduce students to the fundamentals of sound thinking?
What is the overall goal of a critical thinking course?
What is the overall goal of a critical thinking course?
