Critical Thinking

Judgment and critical faculties are central concerns of many Western educational programs. However, the promotion of critical thinking requires specifically developed and didactically coherent concepts. This book therefore attempts to provide a philosophically and empirically sound as well as application-oriented introduction to the concept and didactics of critical thinking. Especially the higher education space is defined by critically questioning knowledge and practice and thereby producing new insights. Against the background of this task horizon, the theoretical foundations of critical thinking as well as didactic practice strategies for its promotion are conveyed in a low-threshold manner within the framework of the introductory volume, which can be adapted across subjects.

Introduction to the didactics of critical reflection Introductory volume on the theoretical foundations of critical thinking Didactic practical strategies to promote critical thinking

Autorentext

Dr. Dirk Jahn, research associate at the Center for Continuing Education in Higher Education (FBZHL) at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Scientific focus: the promotion of critical thinking, design-based research, action theory, the didactic use of films.

Dr. Michael Cursio Continuing Education Center for University Teaching at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Main research interests: Didactics of science, competence-oriented teaching, didactics of the philosophy of science.

Inhalt
Introduction - Four levels of critical thinking.- Promoting critical thinking - A phase model.- Best practice examples on critical thinking.- Promoting critical thinking through the use of digital media.