Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning & Your Life, 3rd Edition

For Student Success and Career Development, or Critical Thinking courses.

Written by two of the leading experts in the field, this book's approach to critical thinking is as a process for taking charge of and responsibility for one's thinking.

Based in theory developed over the last 30 years, it focuses on an integrated, comprehensive concept of critical thinking that is both substantive and practical; it fosters the development of basic intellectual skills students need to think through content in any class, subject, or discipline, as well as through any problem or issue they face. Simply stated, this text offers students the intellectual tools they need for lifelong learning, and rational, conscientious living. In this edition, several advanced chapters were eliminated, many diagrams have been added or enhanced, and the glossary of critical thinking terms has been more strongly developed.

 Highlights include:

1. Think for Yourself Activities
2. A Substantive Approach to Multidisciplinary Learning
3. Practical Ways to Analyze and Evaluate Reasoning
4. Emphasis on Fair-Minded Critical Thinking and Ethical Reasoning
5. Introducing Egocentric and Sociocentric Thought as Barriers to Critical Thinking
6. Keys to Lifelong Learning, Decision Making and Problem Solving
7. A Global Approach to Developing the Mind — its Thought, Desires and Emotions
8. The Problem of Media Bias and Propaganda
9. Thinking Strategically Through Problems and Issues in Everyday Life

For more information about the book including its’ support package, go to www.pearsonhighered.com/studentsuccess