CRITICAL THINKING
High School Course (1 Semester)
RESOURCES:
Mission Critical – Critical Thinking Exercises
The ThinkSpot: Critical Thinking - textbook companion website with audio files, chapter summaries, essay questions and quizzes
Critical Thinking Handbook
Critical Thinking in Everyday Life: 9 Strategies
Critical Thinking: How to Study and Learn, Part 1
Critical Thinking: How to Study and Learn, Part 2
Critical Thinking: How to Study and Learn, Part 3
Critical Thinking: How to Study and Learn, Part 4
Critical Thinking: The Art of Close Reading, Part 1
Critical Thinking: The Art of Close Reading, Part 2
Critical Thinking: The Art of Close Reading, Part 3
Critical Thinking Supplemental activities - click on the chapter links for glossaries and online tutorials.
How to Detect Propaganda
Logical Fallacies
Logical Fallicies by definition - see links in far-right column
Understanding Media: Process and Principles - (requires site registration)
TESTS:
The Mission: Critical website includes several quizzes.
Practice Tests - answers are not included, but questions provide critical thinking practice
Final Exams - These tests are college-level and include some math. The keys that are provided do include explanations for the correct answers. Please note that the exams are British and contain British spelling and use the British monetary symbol. (Also note: One question uses the word "queing." If the student is unfamiliar with the word, to "que" simply means "to stand in line," as in, "The school children had to stand in line to receive their tickets to the musuem.") Because of the high level of difficulty of these exams, consideration should be given when scoring for a high school student.
Recommended Course of Study:
Begin with working through the lessons at the Mission: Critical website. Read the information provided through the Critical Thinking Handbook and other websites. Complete the Understanding Media course. Finish with any or all of the practice tests or exams. (For a general high school credit, scores from the quizzes at the Mission: Critical site can be averaged for a final grade, in lieu of the college-level final exams, if desired.)
High School Course (1 Semester)
RESOURCES:
Mission Critical – Critical Thinking Exercises
The ThinkSpot: Critical Thinking - textbook companion website with audio files, chapter summaries, essay questions and quizzes
Critical Thinking Handbook
Critical Thinking in Everyday Life: 9 Strategies
Critical Thinking: How to Study and Learn, Part 1
Critical Thinking: How to Study and Learn, Part 2
Critical Thinking: How to Study and Learn, Part 3
Critical Thinking: How to Study and Learn, Part 4
Critical Thinking: The Art of Close Reading, Part 1
Critical Thinking: The Art of Close Reading, Part 2
Critical Thinking: The Art of Close Reading, Part 3
Critical Thinking Supplemental activities - click on the chapter links for glossaries and online tutorials.
How to Detect Propaganda
Logical Fallacies
Logical Fallicies by definition - see links in far-right column
Understanding Media: Process and Principles - (requires site registration)
TESTS:
The Mission: Critical website includes several quizzes.
Practice Tests - answers are not included, but questions provide critical thinking practice
Final Exams - These tests are college-level and include some math. The keys that are provided do include explanations for the correct answers. Please note that the exams are British and contain British spelling and use the British monetary symbol. (Also note: One question uses the word "queing." If the student is unfamiliar with the word, to "que" simply means "to stand in line," as in, "The school children had to stand in line to receive their tickets to the musuem.") Because of the high level of difficulty of these exams, consideration should be given when scoring for a high school student.
Recommended Course of Study:
Begin with working through the lessons at the Mission: Critical website. Read the information provided through the Critical Thinking Handbook and other websites. Complete the Understanding Media course. Finish with any or all of the practice tests or exams. (For a general high school credit, scores from the quizzes at the Mission: Critical site can be averaged for a final grade, in lieu of the college-level final exams, if desired.)
