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Last Updated: 14/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ÖMB208 - Critical and Analytical Thinking V. SEMESTER 2 +0 4.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. BÜLENT ALAN
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Face-to-face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisites and co-requisites for this course
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Recommended Resources - Coşkun, Y.K. (2019). Entelektüel beyin. Eleştirel düşün içinde (ed. Hülya Kılıç), s. 19-28. İstanbul: Yeditepe Üniversitesi Yayınevi. - Dilekli, Y. (2019). Etkinliklerle düşünme öğretimi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.- Dolu, N. (2015). Öğrenmenin nörofizyolojisi. Öğrenmenin nörofizyolojisi: Öğretimde yeni yaklaşımlar içinde (ed. Mehmet Arslan), s.160-178. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık- Işık, Ö. (2015). Eleştirel düşünme. Öğrenmenin nörofizyolojisi: Öğretimde yeni yaklaşımlar içinde (ed. Mehmet Arslan), s.160-178. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. - Kırıkkanat, B. (2019). Delice mi dahice mi düşünelim? Eleştirel düşün içinde (ed. Hülya Kılıç), s. 33-42. İstanbul: Yeditepe Üniversitesi Yayınevi. - Önkuzu, E. & Bedir, S. B. Yansıtmacılık. Öğrenmenin nörofizyolojisi: Öğretimde yeni yaklaşımlar içinde (ed. Mehmet Arslan), s.91-126. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. - Özüdoğru, M. (2016). Eleştirel Söylemden Eleştirel Okumaya. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.- Paul, R. & Elder, L. (2020). Kritik düşünce. Yaşamınızın ve öğrenmenizin sorumluluğunu üstlenmek için araçlar (Çeviri Editörleri: Ayşe Esra Arslan & Gamze Sart). Ankara: Nobel. - Richard. P. & Elder. P. Minik Eleştirel Düşünme Klavuzu. (Çeviren: Merih Bektaş Eren) Eleştirel Düşünme Kurumu. www.criticalthinking.org - Şahin, S. A. & Tunca, N. (2013). Düşünme becerileri ve düşünmeyi destekleyen sınıf ortamı/öğretmen davranışları. Öğrenme-öğretme yaklaşımları ve uygulama örnekleri içinde (ed. Gülay Ekici & Meral Güven), s.392-426. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.- Ruggiero, V. R. (2019). Eleştirel düşünme için bir rehber. (Çeviren, Çağdaş Dedeoğlu). İstanbul: ALFA Araştırma - Yılmaz, K. (2019). Eleştirel ve analitik düşünme. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
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Aims of the Course The goal is to help students develop higher-order thinking skills, to encourage them to question information rather than simply memorize it in order to make informed decisions, and to ensure they can pass on this perspective to their future students.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 LO-1 Basic concepts and definitions Lecture Question & Answer Problem Solving Critique/Critical Reading
Week - 2 LO-4 LO-5 What is Thininking? The Building Blocks of Thought - Characteristics of a Good Thinker - Factors That Hinder Healthy Thinking Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 3 LO-2 The Brain as an Organ of Thought - The Structure of the Brain - Characteristics of the Right and Left Hemispheres, - Holistic Development of the Brain Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 4 LO-3 Types of Thinking - Analytical, Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking - Logic - Teaching Thinking Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Brain Storming Research and Inquiry
Week - 5 LO-11 What Is Criticism? - The Concept of Criticism - Modern, Modernity, Modernism - Critical Thinking and the Identity of the Intellectual - Fundamental Intellectual Characteristics Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Brain Storming Critique/Critical Reading Research and Inquiry
Week - 6 LO-1 LO-7 Critical Thinking - Tendencies in Critical Thinking - The Role of Critical Thinking in Educational Programs - Skills Developed Through Critical Thinking Question & Answer Discussion Brain Storming Critique/Critical Reading
Week - 7 LO-1 LO-6 Critical Thinking - Tendencies in Critical Thinking - The Role of Critical Thinking in Educational Programs - Skills Developed Through Critical Thinking Question & Answer Discussion Brain Storming Critique/Critical Reading
Week - 8 LO-7 LO-10 Critical Thinking and Effective Questioning - Socratic Thinking - Classroom Discussion Method Question & Answer Discussion Problem Solving Brain Storming
Week - 9 Factors affecting critical and analytical thinking
Week - 10 LO-7 LO-8 Examples of Critical Thinking Skills Activities - Skill in Verifying the Reliability of Data - Skill in Explaining Causes - Skill in Making Predictions - Skill in Making Generalizations Discussion Problem Solving Critique/Critical Reading Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 11 LO-6 LO-7 LO-12 Developing Classroom Activities for Teaching Critical Thinking Discussion Role Playing/Dramatization Demonstration and Practice Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 12 LO-10 Critical and analytical listening Question & Answer Discussion Critique/Critical Reading
Week - 13 LO-8 LO-9 Critical and analytical writing Question & Answer Discussion Critique/Critical Reading
Week - 14 LO-6 LO-7 LO-13 Developing Classroom Activities for Teaching Critical Thinking Discussion Case Study Problem Solving Role Playing/Dramatization Demonstration and Practice Practice/Practical Work/Workshop

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