The fostering of critical thought in my students is far and away the aspect of my classroom that I guard most closely. If they leave my class remembering nothing but to ask why, why are we reading/writing this, why did the author make that choice, why is this a requirement, why am I attending school […]
Criticality
Nurturing Critical Thought in the Classroom
Abegglen, Sandra, and Tom Burns, Sandra Sinfield. “Utilizing Critical Writing Exercises to Foster Critical Thinking in Diverse First-Year Undergraduate Students and Prepare Them for Life Outside University.” Double Helix, vol. 4, 2016, pp. 1-11. Summary In “Utilizing Critical Writing Exercises to Foster Critical Thinking in Diverse First-Year Undergraduate Students and Prepare Them for Life Outside […]
“Utilizing Critical Writing Exercises to Foster Critical Thinking in Diverse First-Year Undergraduate Students and Prepare Them for Life Outside University” by Sandra Abegglen and others
Abegglen, Sandra, Tom Burns, and Sandra Sinfield. “Utilizing Critical Writing Exercises to Foster Critical Thinking in Diverse First-Year Undergraduate Students and Prepare Them for Life Outside University.” Double Helix 4:1 (2016): 1-11. Web. Summary: This article begins with a background from the authors stating that this essay was written from London Metropolitan University, where the […]