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How to Teach Critical Thinking General Capability - Primary

Empower primary students with critical thinking skills. Learn practical strategies for inquiry and discernment.

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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. 13Correlation vs. causation
  14. 14Other examples
  15. 15Anecdotal evidence
  16. 16Hasty generalisation
  17. 17Other examples
  18. 18Cherry picking
  19. 19Other examples
  20. 20Burden of proof
  21. 21What we've learned
  22. 22Test your understanding
  23. 23Other fallacies
  24. 24Reflection
  25. 25Remember...
  26. 26How do you know what's true?
  27. 27Predatory journals
  28. 28Case study: learning styles
  29. 29What can we do about this as critical thinkers?
  30. 30Other examples
  31. 31How to model critical thinking for your students
  32. 32Questions to encourage critical thinking
  33. 33Five quick activities
  34. 34There's a dragon in my garage
  35. 35Would you rather
  36. 36Cool lesson plans
  37. 37Taxonomy of learning
  38. 38Suggestions for collaboration
  39. 39Congratulations