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  1. Critical Thinking

    The 2024 Fall Critical Thinking Academy. Join us in the Arkansas Ozarks November 15th-17th, 2024 for a unique learning experience led by Senior Fellows of the Foundation for Critical Thinking. Members of the Center for Critical Thinking Community Online: please email us for another 20% off.

  2. critical thinking

    Center for Critical Thinking. Community Online. Our community invites all to join who want to advance fairminded critical thinking across your work and life. This community is sponsored by The Foundation for Critical Thinking and its donors. Our community members advance and foster basic concepts and principles in critical thinking.

  3. The Center for Critical Thinking Community Online

    Anyone looking to learn the tools of ethical critical thinking and how to apply them to everyday work, study, and life, as well as to the major problems facing human beings and our planet today. Special institutional memberships are available for schools, colleges, universities, and other organizations! Email [email protected] for details.

  4. Critical Thinking: Where to Begin

    A Brief Definition: Critical thinking is the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it. A well-cultivated critical thinker: communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems. Critical thinking is, in short, self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking.

  5. Library for Everyone

    Library for Everyone. Our Library of Publications for Everyone provides digital access to the entire online library published by the Foundation for Critical Thinking. This includes all of the educational materials published by the FCT. See the links below to gain access to articles, select portions of each title in the Thinker's Guide Library ...

  6. The Critical Thinking Alliance

    The Critical Thinking Alliance. We are evidence-based academics, authors, and non-profits providing practical ways to effectively combat misinformation and disinformation. ... Each fork in the logic tree shows arguments for and against particular claims, with the community voting for the strength of each nested argument. The result is a ...

  7. Blog

    Welcome to the interactive blog of the Foundation for Critical Thinking. The chief contributor is Dr. Linda Elder, President and Senior Fellow of the Foundation. We also post articles and interviews from the Richard Paul Archives, featuring seminal work and ideas from throughout Dr. Paul's life and career.

  8. Resources

    The Critical Thinking Community website, sponsored by the Foundation for Critical Thinking and the Center for Critical Thinking, provides a comprehensive offering of resources including full-text articles and teaching materials for purchase (books, mini-guides, videos, posters). This is the home site for the Richard Paul and Linda Elder ...

  9. The Foundation for Critical Thinking

    The Foundation for Critical Thinking, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is the world's oldest think tank dedicated to critical thinking. We and our sister organization, The Center for Critical Thinking, aim ...

  10. 25 Of The Best Resources For Teaching Critical Thinking

    A Rubric To Assess Critical Thinking (they have several free rubrics, but you have to register for a free account to gain access) 23. 25 Critical Thinking Apps For Extended Student Thought. 24. Debate.org is a 'debate' community that promotes topic-driven discussion and critical thought. 25.

  11. Critical Thinking

    Critical thinking is the discipline of rigorously and skillfully using information, experience, observation, and reasoning to guide your decisions, actions, and beliefs. You'll need to actively question every step of your thinking process to do it well. Collecting, analyzing and evaluating information is an important skill in life, and a highly ...

  12. Defining Critical Thinking

    Critical thinking is, in short, self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. It presupposes assent to rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use. It entails effective communication and problem solving abilities and a commitment to overcome our native egocentrism and sociocentrism.

  13. What Are Critical Thinking Skills and Why Are They Important?

    It makes you a well-rounded individual, one who has looked at all of their options and possible solutions before making a choice. According to the University of the People in California, having critical thinking skills is important because they are [ 1 ]: Universal. Crucial for the economy. Essential for improving language and presentation skills.

  14. Communities of Critical Thinking

    1. Embrace the power and joy of thinking. This is the first step. We must return to the fact that we can experience joy in thinking well. And we must once again experience the power of thought to ...

  15. Register

    Our community website: houses the largest critical thinking digital library in the world - including articles, books, research focusing on many aspects of critical thinking. We have a separate library for students, and one for educators. contains nearly 100 interactive activities where both faculty and students can apply - and therefore ...

  16. Better Grades and Higher Test Scores

    The Critical Thinking Co. publishes PreK-12+ books and software to develop critical thinking in core subject areas. The store will not work correctly when cookies are disabled. ... Join Our Global Community Of Critical Thinkers. 70 K Schools. 120 Countries . 36 M Students . Sign Up for Free Activities . Preschool Academics Early Childhood ...

  17. Our Mission

    Foundation for Critical Thinking. PO Box 31080 • Santa Barbara, CA 93130 . Toll Free 800.833.3645 • Fax 707.878.9111. [email protected]

  18. 8 Of The Most Important Critical Thinking Skills

    The teacher asks students to use their judgment to determine which solution would best meet the community's needs, considering cost, accessibility, and potential benefits. 8 Of The Most Important Critical Thinking Skills. Citations. Butler, H. A. (2024). Enhancing critical thinking skills through decision-based learning. J. Intell., 12(2 ...

  19. Membership Fees

    All of your students, faculty, or team, can benefit from our institutional memberships. Our community website: houses the largest critical thinking digital library in the world - including articles, books, audio-visual resources, and research focusing on many aspects of critical thinking. We have a separate library for students, and one for ...

  20. Communities of Critical Thinking

    Key points. Critical thinking is an action, not a passive experience. When done in the community, we cultivate our critical thinking skills best. The desire to know lies at the heart of critical ...

  21. Explore the Critical Thinking Community website at criticalthinking.org

    After exploring the Critical Thinking Community website at criticalthinking.org, I discovered three important topics that are prominently discussed. First is the concept of intellectual empathy, which encourages understanding others' thought processes and viewpoints. This fosters a more inclusive community and promotes respectful discourse.

  22. Frequently Asked Questions

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  24. Terms of Use

    The Center for Critical Thinking Community website exists partly as an alternative to mainstream social media, which is rife with inaccurate statements, ideas dictated by emotion rather than reason, 'knee-jerk' reactions, 'trolling,' and so forth. Discussion about controversial or otherwise complicated topics is welcome here, but should ...