Making Critical Thinking Visible : for Student Analysis and Reflection

摘要

Today's workforce is in need of workers who; are capable of strategic information gathering, flexible thinking, and adaptive approaches to problem-solving (Partnership for 21st Century Skills 2009)-all hallmark aspects of critical thinking. But how can we effectively target and bufld these complex thinking and reasoning skills in the classroom? Moreover, how can we help students recognize, document, and use processes of critical thinking as they solve authentic scientific problems?