Teaching Critical Thinking

Teaching Critical Thinking

Research into critical thinking is clear that the skill can be taught and that it can be taught to young students as well. For CTL’s Postsecondary Success Skills Model, we use Robert H. Ennis’ (Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois and author of several...

What is the role of questioning in your classroom?

Some years ago, I was working with a group of sixth grade teachers, looking at student work. A science teacher in the group shared an end of unit test from class study of the laws of motion. On the front side was a multiple choice section, and on the back were several...