Thoughtworks - Teaching Critical Thinking to Middle-Years Students

Abstract

What comprises skilful and effective critical thinking? Using a discussion-based approach with easy to follow stories, teaching tips and accompanying student activities and focus questions, Thoughtworks introduces teachers and students to some of the key concepts and skills that underpin sound reasoning and rationality. Thoughtworks helps students to understand critical thinking through philosophical enquiry, and features teacher's notes and solutions with each exercise. It is ideal for enrichment and extension programs, and introduces reasoning and rationality to middle-years students with included student activity pages.