How to Teach Critical Thinking General Capability - Secondary

Develop critical thinking skills in secondary students by exploring biases and differentiating fact from fiction.

What you’ll cover

1. 1Course welcome
2. 2Introduction
3. 3Set some learning goals
4. 4Why think critically?
5. 5The importance of critical thinking
6. 6Non-critical thinkers
7. 7How to teach critical thinking
8. 8Challenging our own beliefs
9. 9Incongruence
10. 10Reflection
11. 11What is a logical fallacy?
12. 12Confirmation bias
13. 13How to avoid it
14. 14Correlation vs. causation
15. 15How to avoid it
16. 16Anecdotal evidence
17. 17Hasty generalisations
18. 18Other examples
19. 19Cherry picking
20. 20Other examples
21. 21Burden of proof
22. 22Reflection
23. 23Other fallacies
24. 24Remember...
25. 25How do you know what's true?
26. 26Predatory journals
27. 27Case study: learning styles
28. 28What can we do about this as critical thinkers?
29. 29Other examples
30. 30How to model critical thinking for your students
31. 31Questions to encourage critical thinking
32. 32Cool lessons
33. 33Would you rather...?
34. 34Continuum (Secondary)
35. 35Cool lesson plans
36. 36Reflection
37. 37Taxonomy of learning
38. 38Suggestions for collaboration
39. 39Congratulations