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- catalog abstract ""When we consider that many of the people alive today will someday be working in jobs that do not yet exist, and that the explosion of information in our world means that today's knowledge will quickly become outdated, two goals for eduction emerge: learning how to learn and how to think critically about information that changes at a rapid rate. Neither education nor business as usual will provide adequately thoughtful perspectives and creative solutions to the problems society faces today. A genuine commitment to an educated thinking populace will." "This book, the third edition of Diane Halpern's best-selling text, was written as tangible evidence of that commitment. In it, the author applies the theories and research of cognitive psychology to the development of critical thinking and learning skills. In addition to its rigorous scholarly grounding, the book is distinguished by its clear writing style, humorous tone, and numerous practical examples and anecdotes." "The book features new and expanded coverage of topics including: analyzing visual arguments; asking questions as a means of understanding complex information; accessing information in problem solving, decision making, and argument analysis; and thinking critically about controversial research." "The lessons from this text are brought home in the workbook, Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking, available separately. An instructor's manual is also available from the publisher."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog alternative "Thought & knowledge".
- catalog contributor b9252479.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description ""When we consider that many of the people alive today will someday be working in jobs that do not yet exist, and that the explosion of information in our world means that today's knowledge will quickly become outdated, two goals for eduction emerge: learning how to learn and how to think critically about information that changes at a rapid rate. Neither education nor business as usual will provide adequately thoughtful perspectives and creative solutions to the problems society faces today. A genuine commitment to an educated thinking populace will." "This book, the third edition of Diane Halpern's best-selling text, was written as tangible evidence of that commitment. In it, the author applies the theories and research of cognitive psychology to the development of critical thinking and learning skills. In addition to its rigorous scholarly grounding, the book is distinguished by its clear writing style, humorous tone, and numerous practical examples and anecdotes." "The book features new and expanded coverage of topics including: analyzing visual arguments; asking questions as a means of understanding complex information; accessing information in problem solving, decision making, and argument analysis; and thinking critically about controversial research." "The lessons from this text are brought home in the workbook, Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking, available separately. An instructor's manual is also available from the publisher."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-408) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Thinking: an introduction -- Memory: the acquisition, retention, and retrieval of knowledge -- The relationship between thought and language -- Reasoning: drawing deductively valid conclusions -- Analyzing arguments -- Thinking as hypothesis testing -- Likelihood and uncertainty: understanding probabilities -- Decision making -- Development of problem-solving skills -- Creative thinking -- The last word.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 430 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0805814930 (hard : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0805814949 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates,".
- catalog subject "153 20".
- catalog subject "BF441 .H25 1996".
- catalog subject "Critical thinking.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Thinking: an introduction -- Memory: the acquisition, retention, and retrieval of knowledge -- The relationship between thought and language -- Reasoning: drawing deductively valid conclusions -- Analyzing arguments -- Thinking as hypothesis testing -- Likelihood and uncertainty: understanding probabilities -- Decision making -- Development of problem-solving skills -- Creative thinking -- The last word.".
- catalog title "Thought & knowledge".
- catalog title "Thought and knowledge : an introduction to critical thinking / Diane F. Halpern.".
- catalog type "text".