Overview

This textbook is a practical and theoretical teacher guide on how to develop critical thinking and source criticism in contemporary elementary and secondary education, which requires students to develop their critical thinking from different perspectives as well as to develop their ability to critically evaluate sources they use for school-related work. What can a teacher do to support such development? The authors discuss several different perspectives on how one, as a teacher, can think about and work with source criticism together with the students. In the first part of the book a theoretical background and a principled discussion of critical thinking are discussed. This includes psychological and philosophical perspectives on source criticism. In the second part there are concrete teaching examples and tips on how to work with source criticism in both primary and secondary school.

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Author:   Anna Rosenqvist ,  Stefan Ekecrantz
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   0.185kg
ISBN:  

9783031143359

ISBN 10:   3031143353
Pages:   104
Publication Date:   12 January 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"Introduction (p. 8) What is critical thinking? (p 14) Between blind belief in authorities and naive/selective skepticism. What is it that is analyzed critically? (p. 25) Subheadings: Claims about ""how"" and ""why?""  Analysis of bias; Degrees of intentionality ‒ conscious and subconscious bias Degrees of correctness The relationship between source and question The relationship between parts and whole; Reliable versus unreliable sources; Ignorance and lack of information Psychological perspectives (p. 68) Cognitive dissonance and critical thinking Selective source criticism – Confirmation and myside bias  Critical thinking as trait. Philosophical perspectives (p. 84) Humes law – facts and values Values first, training in critical thinking second Does critical thinking have an ideological color? Further reading ‒ literature on critical thinking (p. 98)"

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Anna Rosenqvist is a certified teacher, educated in Montessori pedagogy, and has a Master's degree in educational leadership. She created a school subject that put source criticism on the schedule, and the result of that work is included in this book. After living in Shanghai for three years and working as lecturer at Shanghai International Studies University, she has now moved back to Sweden where she works as a Script Writer and Learning Expert at the private industry. Stefan Ekecrantz is an Associate professor in Pedagogy and Senior Lecturer in Higher Education at Stockholm University, Sweden. His research focuses on students’ critical thinking. He has a Ph.D. in History and has taught source criticism at all levels in higher education.

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