Critical Thinking Course: Evaluation, Tips & Resources

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The discussion revolves around inquiries about a critical thinking course, with participants seeking insights on its content, evaluation methods, and strategies for achieving high scores. The course's structure can vary significantly depending on the instructor and institution, with some participants referencing personal experiences from similar courses. One individual recalls a philosophy course focused on argumentation and controversial topics, noting that the overall engagement and educational value were lacking despite a competent instructor. Suggestions for further research include searching online for resources related to critical thinking courses.
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any 1 attended this course ... if so .. could u tell me about it .. what is it exactly and how do they evaluate u ... and what is the perfect way to score high level in it ...
and if anyone has a site or an ebook or anything which would help 4 the course ... please give me
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What course? A course in 'critical thinking'?

I suppose each course depends on the instructor. Do you have a syllabus?

One could search google on "Critical thinking" or "Critical","Thinking" or "Critical","Thinking","Course".

I had a Grade 5 teacher who taught us (her students) about "thinking" and "reasoning", and concepts like deductive reasoning and inductive logic.
 
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It will be different from university to university. The class I took with that name was a philosophy course centered on how to argue correctly. We dealt with basic controversial issues abortion, suicide, euthanasia, global activism, and other such issues.

In the end I did not get much from the class. Most of the people were no horrible interested in the class in the first place. The teacher was a grad student in philosophy and did a really good job lecturing, which made the class enjoyable if not horribly educational.
 
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