Week - 1 |
Course Description, Requirements and Introduction |
Week - 2 |
What is thinking?
The Building Stones of Thinking; Features of Good Thinkers; Factors Hindering Healthy Thinking |
Week - 3 |
Brain as a Thinking Organ
The Structure of Brain; The Features of Right and Left Brain; Holistic Development of Brain |
Week - 4 |
Thinking Types:
Analytical, Critical, Reflective and Creative Thinking |
Week - 5 |
What is Criticism?
The Concept of Criticism; Modern, Modernity, Modernism; Critical Thinking and the Identity of Intellectual; The Fundamental Intellectual Features |
Week - 6 |
Critical Thinking:
Critical Thinking Dispositions; The Place of Critical Thinking in Curriculum; The Attributions Gained Through Critical Thinking |
Week - 7 |
The Activities Regarding to Gain Critical Thinking Skills:
Checking the Credibility of Data; Skills for Analyzing Reasons; Prediction Skill; Generalizing Skill |
Week - 8 |
The Activity Presentations Regarding to Gain Critical Thinking Skills (Original activities to be prepared by students) |
Week - 9 |
Critical Thinking and Asking Effective Questions
Socratic Thinking; Question Types
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Week - 10 |
Analytical Thinking:
International Examinations and Analytical Thinking |
Week - 11 |
The Activities Regarding to Gain Analytical Thinking Skills:
Comparison Skill; Classification Skill; Part and Whole Relation; Sequencing Skill |
Week - 12 |
The Activity Presentations Regarding to Gain Analytical Thinking Skills (Original activities to be prepared by students) |
Week - 13 |
Critical Reading and Writing:
Analyzing the Text; Academic Reading and Writing |
Week - 14 |
Critical Reading and Writing
Analyzing the Text; Academic Reading and Writing
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