Lemieux Library - Critical Thinking

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Academic Day 2002

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What is critical thinking?

websites

Critical Thinking Definition: CTILAC, Bellevue Community College. What "critical thinking" involves.
Critical Thinking: The Center for Critical Thinking, Santa Rosa, CA. Critical thinking standards - questions to ask yourself in the process of forming a solid argument or analyzing another's.
Approaches to Critical Thinking: by Dr. Charles Ess, Drury University. A guide to argument analysis.
Critical Thinking: Strategies for Success. A thorough site which outlines and describes the attributes of a good critical thinker and strategies for applying critical thinking skills.
How the Language Really Works: The Fundamentals of Critical Reading and Effective Writing
Strategies for Critical Thinking: by Colby Glass.
Argumentation and Critical Thinking Tutorial
Writing Aurgumentative Essays On-Line Tutorial: Includes Argumentative Essay Tips

books in Lemieux Library

Brookfield, Stephen D.
Developing Critical Thinkers
San Francisco: London: Josey-Bass Publishers, 1987.
BF441 .B79 1987
Browne, M. Neil
Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking
Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2001.
PN83 .B785 2001
Gilovich, Thomas
How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life
New York: Macmillan, 1991.
BF442 .G55 1991
Paul, Richard
Critical Thinking: What Every Person Needs to Survive in a Rapidly Changing World
Rohnert Park, CA: Center for Critical Thinking and Moral Critique, 1990.
BF441 .P38 1990
Ruggiero, Vincent Ryan
The Art of Thinking: A Guide to Critical and Creative Thought
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.
BF441 .R84 1991

How do I think critically about information found on the Web?

ICYouSee: T is for Thinking - A Guide to Critical Thinking About What you See on the Web: by John R. Henderson, Ithaca College Library. Also includes "How Can You Find Anything on the World Wide Web? The Tools and The Talk. Offers six suggestions: 1) Make sure you are in the right place, 2) When in doubt, doubt, 3) Consider the source, 4) Know what's happening, 5) Look at the details, and 6) Distinguish web pages from pages found on the web.
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources: by Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library. Evaluation tips are provided in the form of questions related to Content & Evaluation, Source & Date, Structure and Other. Also includes "Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources."
net.TUTOR : Evaluation of Web Sites: From Ohio State, is a similar tutorial, and it only takes 15-30 minutes.
Ten C's For Evaluating Internet Sources: Betsy Richmond, a librarian, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, identifies ten Cs for evaluating Internet resources: content, credibility, critical thinking, copyright, citation, continuity, censorship, connectivity, comparability, and context.
Evaluating the Quality of World Wide Web Resources
Evaluating Web Resources: Provides links on how to recognize and evaluate Advocacy, Business/Marketing, News, Informational and Personal Web Pages.
Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools from Cornell University Library.
Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites: from Walden University Library at Indiana University-Bloomington.
Evaluating and Citing Web Sites: from University of Rochester Library.
Evaluating Web Sites: from University of Maryland Libraries.
A Students Guide to Research with the WWW: from St. Louis University, Department of English.
Why We Need to Evaluate What We Find on the Internet: from Purdue University Library.

tip of the iceberg...

Dig deeper into these topics by exploring additional resources available both in the library and through the Library Homepage. Additional books & videos can be located through the "Library Catalog" link. Articles (including full-text) can be located in many general and specialized journal databases through the "Databases" link. Reference staff is also available to assist you in finding materials.