[Link] Rethinking the way colleges teach critical thinking
“Though critical thinking is universally regarded as a pillar of higher education … results show that students are not developing their critical thinking skills to the extent we expect.”
“Though critical thinking is universally regarded as a pillar of higher education … results show that students are not developing their critical thinking skills to the extent we expect.”
Worth pointing out that these really do seem to work, in varying degrees: http://lesswrong.com/lw/dhe/to_learn_critical_thinking_study_critical_thinking/
Yes indeed. I thought people here, especially those connected to CFAR, might find it interesting. Critical thinking is only one part of rationality training of course, but its is a very useful one.