Critical and Creative Thinking A Brief Guide for Teachers.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: DiYanni, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Website
  • Part One: Introducing Critical and Creative Thinking
  • 1: Essential Critical Thinking Concepts
  • What Is Critical Thinking?
  • Habits of Mind
  • Why Intellectual Habits and Character Matter
  • Overcoming Obstacles to Thinking
  • A Model for Critical Thinking
  • How You Know What You Know
  • Perception and Knowledge
  • Being Wrong
  • Why Errors Persist
  • Applications
  • References
  • Interchapter 1: Facts and Knowledge
  • Applications
  • References
  • 2: Essential Creative Thinking Concepts
  • What Is Creative Thinking?
  • Seeking Alternatives and Possibilities
  • Reversing Relationships
  • Cross-fertilizing
  • Shifting Attention
  • Denying the Negative
  • The Creative Habit
  • Creative Confidence
  • Creative Theft
  • Creative Crime
  • Creative Questions
  • Applications
  • References
  • Interchapter 2: Sustaining Curiosity
  • Applications
  • References
  • Part Two: Practicing Critical and Creative Thinking
  • 3: Becoming a Critical and Creative Thinker
  • Becoming a Critical Thinker
  • Intellectual Standards as Guidelines for Critical Thinking
  • Language and Thought
  • Reports, Inferences, and Judgments
  • The Prevalence and Power of Metaphor
  • Innovating through Analogy
  • Becoming a Creative Thinker
  • Developing the Creative Habit
  • Focus
  • Solo and Group Creativity
  • Concepts as Cognitive Tools
  • Applications
  • References
  • Interchapter 3: Embodying Experience
  • Applications
  • References
  • 4: Critical Thinking Strategies and Applications
  • The Nature of Argument
  • Claims, Evidence, and Assumptions
  • Evidence: Claims and Warrants
  • Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
  • Sherlock Holmes as a Logical Thinker
  • Syllogisms, Enthymemes, and Argument
  • Argument and Authority
  • Argument and Analogy
  • Argument and Causality
  • Causality, Coincidence, and Correlation
  • Further Causal Consequences
  • Applications
  • References
  • Interchapter 4: Blending Art and Science
  • Applications
  • References
  • 5: Creative Thinking Strategies and Applications
  • Imagination First
  • Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation
  • The Limits of Imagination
  • Capacities for Imaginative Thinking
  • Why Ideas Are Important
  • How to Get Ideas
  • Creative Whacks
  • Being Practical/What Iffing
  • Combining Things
  • Using Paradox
  • Thinking the Unthinkable
  • Applications
  • References
  • Interchapter 5: Combining Connections
  • Applications
  • References
  • Part Three: Applying Critical and Creative Thinking
  • 6: Decision Thinking: Making Critical Decisions
  • Making Decisions
  • Affective Forecasting
  • Achieving Insights that Affect Decisions
  • Institutional Decisions
  • Incentives and Decisions
  • Decisiveness
  • Making Tough Decisions
  • Making Group Decisions
  • Applications
  • References
  • Interchapter 6: Embracing Ambiguity
  • Applications
  • Reference
  • 7: Ethical Thinking: Making Ethical Decisions
  • Basic Ethical Concepts

Ejemplares similares