Scrutiny of the Bounty or Teaching Critical Thinking in
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| Title: | Scrutiny of the Bounty or Teaching Critical Thinking in |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cash, D. Michele |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 1985 |
| Intended Audience: | Media Staff; Practitioners |
| Document Type: | Guides - Non-Classroom Opinion Papers Speeches/Meeting Papers |
| Descriptors: | Academic Libraries, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Library Instruction, Library Research, Library Skills, Position Papers |
| Geographic Terms: | U.S.; Indiana |
| Abstract: | This paper, presented at the Indiana Library Association Meeting, discusses critical thinking in general terms and then briefly discusses why it is important to include critical thinking skills in bibliographic instruction sessions at the higher education level. A discussion of the instructional design of bibliographic instruction in relation to teaching critical thinking is followed by specific examples of how one educator has incorporated critical thinking skills into library instruction sessions. A 19-item bibliography divided into sections on Critical Thinking in General and Critical Thinking in Library Instruction is included. (THC) |
| Notes: | Paper presented at the Indiana Library Association Meeting (October 15, 1985). |
| Journal Code: | RIEOCT1986 |
| Entry Date: | 1986 |
| Accession Number: | ED270128 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper, presented at the Indiana Library Association Meeting, discusses critical thinking in general terms and then briefly discusses why it is important to include critical thinking skills in bibliographic instruction sessions at the higher education level. A discussion of the instructional design of bibliographic instruction in relation to teaching critical thinking is followed by specific examples of how one educator has incorporated critical thinking skills into library instruction sessions. A 19-item bibliography divided into sections on Critical Thinking in General and Critical Thinking in Library Instruction is included. (THC) |
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