SMED 725B Critical Thinking in SMED

SMED 725. CRITICAL THINKING IN THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Credit, 3 hrs). This course will address how critical thinking skills can be taught and acquired in the sciences and mathematics PK-16 classroom. Students will examine the type of thinking that takes place within a discipline, identify ways to raise questions using intellectual standards, evaluate knowledge through reasoning, and discuss the role of questions in thinking and learning. Current research on critical thinking in the sciences and mathematics will be studied.

Credits

3

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