Cultivating Judgment

A Sourcebook for Teaching Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum

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John Nelson

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This fine sourcebook provides college and university teachers, across the curriculum, with specific classroom-tested activities and assignments to stimulate and develop student critical thinking. The book consists of fifty modules, each containing: a description of a critical thinking assignment, an explanation of the assignment's purposes and benefits, a discussion of ways to use or modify the assignment in the classroom, and suggested related activities, including relevant bibliographical sources.

Author Biography:

John Nelson's education background includes a B.A. with honors from Harvard University, graduate work at Oxford University, and an M.A. in English from the University of Illinois. He has taught speech, basic communications, composition, literature, creative writing, and English in higher education for over 30 years. He received the National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development Teaching Excellence Award in 1999, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Outstanding Service Awards in 1985 and 1995, among others. Throughout his career at North Shore Community College, he was deeply involved in curriculum development, including two decades of leadership on the college curriculum committee. As curriculum coordinator for a TRIO program serving 400 students, he teamed with colleagues to develop and implement an integrated curriculum centered on critical thinking. He has conducted seminars on how to teach critical thinking, and has received numerous grants and published articles on curricular innovations.

Release date Australia

June 24th, 1995

Author

John Nelson

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

290

Dimensions

140x216x15

ISBN-13

9781581071122

Product ID

13601356

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