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Online Resources for Critical Thinking

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Online College & University Courses

Los Angeles City College English 103: Critical Thinking: http://www.snorko.org/cyberwrite/eng103/index.html 

Queens University College Department of Philosophy PHL 158D: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~phil158d/index.htm 

University of Buffalo PHL 115: http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/department/philosophy/Courses/phi115e/index.html 

University of Georgia PHL 1500:  http://www.phil.uga.edu/~nute/PHIL1500/ 

Western Institute of Remote Viewing: http://www.remoteviewers.com/critical.html 

Online Tutorials to Improve Critical Thinking

Argumentation and Critical Thinking Tutorial: http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~act/ 

Blooms Taxonomy of Critical Thinking: http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/blooms.htm

Brief History of Critical Thinking: http://www.criticalthinking.org/university/cthistory.html 

Critical Thinking: http://www.utc.edu/Teaching-Resource-Center/critical.html Resource of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Project: http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/index.htm 

Critical Thinking Instruction: http://www.csuchico.edu/phil/ct/ct_program.html  Resource of University of California at Chico

Critical Thinking is... http://library.usask.ca/ustudy/critical/index.html Resource of University of Saskatchewan

Deductive Argument Lesson: http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/deduct/index.htm 

Defining Critical Thinking: http://www.criticalthinking.org/university/defining.html 

Differences between Critical and Non-critical Thinking Summarized: http://library.usask.ca/ustudy/critical/critnoncrit.html#top 

Mind Stretchers http://www.queendom.com/mindgames/mindstretching/allgames.html#Mind Toys Queendom.com offers a good selection of online logic problems to test your critical thinking.  

Psychology of Intelligence Analysis: http://www.odci.gov/csi/books/19104/index.html An online textbook developed by the History Staff of the Center for the Study of Intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency

San Jose State University Tutorial Course in Critical Thinking: http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/ 

Santa Rosa Junior College Tutorials: http://cate.santarosa.edu/philo/oldtutorial/first.htm 

Sources of Books and Materials on Critical Thinking

Benchmarks Online http://www.project2061.org/tools/benchol/bolframe.htm Benchmarks for Science Literacy, answers the question of what constitutes adult science literacy, recommending what all students should know and be able to do in science, mathematics, and technology by the time they graduate from high school. 

A Bibliography on Creative & Critical Thinking Compiled by Ngee Ann Polytechnic Library: http://www.np.edu.sg/library/ebooks/biblio.htm 

Critical Thinking Assessments: http://www.calpress.com/index.html California Academic Press has the most extensive site offering this type of assessment.

California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory: http://www.calpress.com/cctdi.html  

Criticalthinking.org: http://www.criticalthinking.org/default.html   For all people interested in developing their own critical thinking skills.

Critical Thinking Books and Software: http://www.criticalthinking.com/masterindex.htm 

Critical Thinking Essays, Articles, Commentary & Book Chapters: http://www.wvu.edu/~lawfac/jelkins/thinking.html 

Critical Thinking on the Web: http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/reason/critical/ 

Critical Thinking Puzzles: http://forum.swarthmore.edu/k12/k12puzzles/critical.thinking/index.html 

Milestones: The Critical Thinking Company http://www.thinkmilestones.com/ A rich sources on online resources for critical thinking exploration.

The Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project: http://www.uni.edu/coe/rwct/project/index1.html This project is active in 20 countries promoting the inclusion of critical thinking components into curriculum.

Systems Thinking Press: http://www.systemsthinkingpress.com/ 

Teachchildren.com http://www.teachchildren.com/critthin.html Resources for curriculum in critical thinking activities.

Articles on Critical Thinking

Applying Critical Thinking on the Job: http://members.nbci.com/cooperate/!critthi.htm 

Critical Thinking and Information Use: http://stauffer.queensu.ca/inforef/instruct/critical.htm 

Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts: http://www.calpress.com/critical.html 

Developing Student Critical Thinking Abilities, Current Pedagogical Approaches: http://www.irc.uci.edu/trg/sec3.html 

Efficacy of Undergraduate Courses on Critical Thinking: http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/reason/efficacy.html 

How I Became a Skeptic: http://www.voicenet.com/~eric/phact/deeann.html 

How We Can Teach Critical Thinking: http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/eece/pubs/digests/1990/carr90.html 

Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking: http://ericae.net/edo/ed385606.htm 

Fallacy Sites:

Fallacy Tutorial Pro: http://hometown.aol.com/opifexphnx/index.html

Fallacy Zoo: http://www.primenet.com/~byoder/fallazoo.htm

Stephen's Guide to Fallacies: http://datanation.com/fallacies/index.htm

John Wilkins List of Fallacies: http://www.users.bigpond.com/thewilkins/fallacies.html

Soyouwanna  to Avoid Common Logical Errors? http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/logic/logic.html

 

 

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