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  • Liberating the Mind
    Linda Elder
    Throughout history, thinkers within every part of society have been crippled by an ingrained bias toward their own views and the views of their preferred social groups. As these dangerous egocentric and sociocentric tendencies continue to pose the greatest threat to the advancement of rational societies, Liberating the Mind reveals a way forward. Dissecting the core of how huma...
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    26,27 €

  • Fact over Fake
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    Today’s instantaneous and ever-present news stream frequently presents a sensationalized or otherwise distorted view of the world, demanding constant critical engagement on the part of everyday citizens. Richard Paul and Linda Elder reveal the power of critical thinking to make sense of overwhelming and often subjective media by detecting ideology, slant, and spin at work. Fact...
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    62,25 €

  • Liberating the Mind
    Linda Elder
    Critical thinking leader Linda Elder reveals sociocentric and egocentric thinking as foundational obstacles to thinking. Dissecting the very core of how humans learn, think, and choose to act, Liberating the Mind shows us how to free ourselves from dysfunctional patterns and achieve truly rational thought. ...
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    51,05 €

  • Thinker’s Guide to the Human Mind
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    Since all human thoughts are controlled by the mind, understanding our thoughts is essential to personal and societal advancement. The Thinker’s Guide to the Human Mind delves into the core functions of the human mind to allow readers to take charge of their intellect and emotions more effectively. Linda Elder and Richard Paul explore the basic impulses that influence our thoug...
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    29,36 €

  • Thinker’s Guide to Scientific Thinking
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    The Thinker’s Guide to Scientific Thinking focuses on developing the intellectual skills inherent in the well-cultivated practice of every area of scientific research and study. It helps students and practicing scientists come to reason within the logic of science and to see the field as a cohesive whole.From astronomers to zoologists and physicists to chemists, skilled scienti...
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    28,80 €

  • How to Read a Paragraph
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    How to Read a Paragraph introduces the importance of purposeful skilled reading and lays out methods by which to develop close reading skills using the tools of critical thinking. Developing these skills enables students to read for deep understanding, to properly analyze and assess what they read, and to reason within the logic of an author. As readers engage with the thinking...
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    29,30 €

  • How to Improve Student Learning
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    This handbook teaches students to read for deep understanding, properly analyze and assess what they read, and reason within the logic of an author. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this guide includes activities for students to work through in developing close reading skills using the tools of critical thinking. ...
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    29,14 €

  • How to Write a Paragraph
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    Though close reading and substantive writing are essential skills for the educated person, they are frequently ignored in education. How to Write a Paragraph applies critical thinking tools to the process of writing to guide students towards developing clear, effective, and meaningful written communication.As a companion to How to Read a Paragraph, this volume in the Thinker’s ...
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    29,21 €

  • Thinker’s Guide to Engineering Reasoning
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul / Robert Niewoehner
    The Thinker’s Guide to Engineering Reasoningapplies critical thinking concepts to the field of engineering. Students and professionals across engineering will find their analytical abilities enhanced by the engaging authoritative framework set forth by Richard Paul and Linda Elder.For engineers to properly reason through engineering projects requires strong analytic skills. The...
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    29,20 €

  • Nature and Functions of Critical & Creative Thinking
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    While creativity and criticality may seem contrary to one another, they are in fact intimately interconnected. In The Nature and Functions of Critical and Creative Thinking, Richard Paul and Linda Elder promote the simultaneous teaching of different types of thinking and explore their interrelationships as essential understandings in learning. This guide serves a useful resourc...
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    29,14 €

  • Thinker’s Guide to Fallacies
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    The Thinker’s Guide to Fallacies introduces the concept of mental trickery and shows readers how to discern and see through forty-four different types of fallacies. Focusing on how human self-deception and manipulation lie behind fallacies, this guide builds reasoning skills and promotes fairminded, logical thought, discussions, and debate. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Librar...
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    29,20 €

  • International Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    Developed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking, The International Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test assesses the extent to which students have acquired the reading and writing abilities required for skilled analysis and evaluation. These skills are essential to the educated mind and should be considered core elements of any educational program. Through rubrics, this...
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    35,55 €

  • Student Guide to Historical Thinking
    Linda Elder / Meg Gorzycki / Richard Paul
    Learning history as only a collection of dates and names prevents us from seeing the true value of the past. The Student Guide to Historical Thinkingreveals the study of history as a mode of thinking with real current-day implications. It begins with a focus on important historical understandings and then presents strategies for fostering fair-minded historical thinking. Studen...
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    29,85 €

  • Art of Asking Essential Questions
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    This volume of the Thinker’s Guide Library addresses the vital role of questions in every area of life. As readers develop a questioning mind, they also come to a better understanding of the world and of themselves. This book illustrates how well developed questions lead to deeper knowledge and counteract dangerous ignorance. ...
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    29,14 €

  • Thinker’s Guide to Clinical Reasoning
    David Hawkins / Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    The Thinker’s Guide to Clinical Reasoning introduces healthcare students and professionals to the foundations of critical thinking and offers examples of applications within clinical fields. It is not enough for healthcare workers to have access to data and research, they must also know how to analyze and process information to guide patients in making the best decisions about ...
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    29,23 €

  • Aspiring Thinker’s Guide to Critical Thinking
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    The Aspiring Thinker’s Guide to Critical Thinking introduces concepts and strategies for developing essential reasoning skills and intellectual character. As students advance in their academic studies and encounter new situations in their lives, they must learn to differentiate fact from fiction and make decisions based in good reasoning. They must learn to be clear, accurate, ...
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    29,22 €

  • Thinker’s Guide to Intellectual Standards
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    The Thinker’s Guide to Intellectual Standardsdetails and analyzes the ways by which reasoning is judged in skilled thought. The fundamental goal of this book is to illuminate the importance of explicitly mastering intellectual standards with a view to improving thinking across the multiple domains of human life.This guide provides the foundations for thinking about the role pla...
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    29,45 €

  • Guide for Educators to Critical Thinking Competency Standards
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    A Guide for Educators to Critical Thinking Competency Standards introduces an authoritative assessment system to ensure successful and consistent integration of critical thinking skills in every type of educational program. The critical thinking competency standards articulated in this guide serve as a resource for teachers, curriculum designers, administrators and accrediting ...
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    29,27 €

  • Critical Thinker’s Guide to Educational Fads
    Linda Elder / Richard Paul
    The history of education is also the history of short-term solutions to deep-seated educational problems. While programs like No Child Left Behind or Common Core Curriculum are well-intentioned, they result in intense fragmentation of energy and resources in schools. A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Educational Fads critiques many current educational trends, illuminating their und...
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    35,97 €