Few phrases are bandied about as much in higher education circles these days as “critical thinking” is. Professors say they teach it; politicians and people hiring graduates say they want to see it. But it is difficult to define with precision. Perhaps as a result, colleges mean different things when they use the phrase and when they evaluate their courses and programs to consider whether they are teaching critical thinking.
In this free webinar Inside Higher Ed editors Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman discuss The Quest for Critical Thinking -- why colleges care about it so much, how they define it and how they try to assure their students engage in it.
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