Critical thinking
Origin: Lat. critĭcus, Gr. κριτικός, del lat. pensāre
In one of the first studies of critical thinking in education Edward Glaser defined critical thinking as "…the combination of: 1) an attitude of being disposed to consider in a thoughtful way the problems and subjects that come within the range of one's experiences; 2) knowledge of the methods of logical inquiry and reasoning. It is an essential product characteristic derived from product needs by assessing customer requirements, product technologies, and process technologies that are essential in delivering the product in the future.
Spanish: Pensamiento crítico
Sources and references
- Glaser, Edward M. An Experiment in the Development of Critical Thinking, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, 1941)view
- The foundation for Critical Thinking http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766view
- Bishop, Peter. “Developing new ideas, novels and relevant”cited 2 times
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